https://youtu.be/lCEKWki5Lnk Choosing a martial arts school for your child can feel overwhelming. If you look around the Racine area, you’ll find a variety of styles—Karate, Taekwondo, Jiu-Jitsu, and MMA. Every school has a website with flashy photos, and they all promise the exact same things: focus, discipline, and respect. But as a former elementary school […]
https://youtu.be/cWoVtYe2fkE If you are a parent raising kids in the Racine area today, you know the daily battle of trying to pry a tablet or a smartphone out of your child’s hands. It feels like a losing war. As a former elementary school teacher with a Master’s in Education, I watched a dramatic shift happen […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/nZk2QBK5kq8 When you are looking at the financial cost breakdown for your child’s extracurricular activities here in Racine, it is easy to just look at the registration fee or the monthly tuition block. But as a parent of young teenagers myself—a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old—and as a former elementary school teacher with a Master’s in […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/-LveybIUiho About twenty years ago, a massive shift occurred in youth sports and extracurricular activities across the country. The “participation trophy” was born. As a former elementary school teacher who holds a Master’s in Education, I remember exactly when this movement started flooding into public schools in the early 2000s. I distinctly recall asking a […]
https://youtu.be/_JdkJEIaKmo Bullying has been around since our parents were kids, and it will likely be around when our kids have kids. But the “Safe Zone” has changed. When we were growing up in Racine, home was the place where you could escape. Today, with phones, social media, and even AI, the bullying follows them into […]
https://youtu.be/U1EYHxfAm18 I get the call almost every day at our Racine dojo. A parent asks, “When is the right time to start my child in martial arts?” My answer is always the same: As young as four. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Four? They can barely tie their shoes!” But as someone who spent […]
https://youtu.be/Mgrz2-J2KZg It’s the #1 question we get from parents in Racine: “Do I need to buy a uniform before we show up for the first lesson?” As a former elementary teacher with a Master’s in Education, I know that “First Day Jitters” are real—not just for the kids, but for the parents, too! You don’t […]
https://youtu.be/5uG7FUDrqhk If you’re a parent in the Racine Unified School District, you’ve likely seen the struggle firsthand: a bright, energetic child sitting at a desk for six hours a day, being told to “focus” while every fiber of their being wants to move. As a former elementary teacher with a Master’s in Education, I spent […]
https://youtu.be/_34M_oJ6c1Y It is the question every parent in the Racine Unified School District asks during their first week: “How long until my child gets their Black Belt?” In a world of Amazon Prime and instant gratification, the honest answer can be a bit of a shock. At Championship Martial Arts – Racine, we tell the […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/yso4OLqt6hM It’s the question every parent in Racine asks before they bow onto the mat for the first time: “If I teach my child how to punch and kick, aren’t they just going to want to use it on the playground?” As a former elementary teacher with a Master’s in Education, I’ve seen my share […]