All Star Kids Martial Arts

Do you need a place for kids music, kids exercise, or kids yoga class?  Or maybe you know of a friend that offers such a class.  Well…pls pass the word that GB Martial Arts is offering studio space for rent.  The facility offers an 1100 sf open area with matting wall to wall, seperate waiting [...]

Do you have a 3 or 4 year old that would love some kid karate?
The Pee Wee program is a winter session designed for pre-schoolers.  The class meets Sat mornings from 11.30-12 for (3) weeks.  The goal is to introduce the kids to martial arts.  The class will cover karate rules, yoga and strength exercises, [...]

-          Pee Wee karate sessions for 3 and 4 year olds will be held in Jan and Feb.  The sessions are for the little guys/gals to try out martial arts.  I run them 3 Saturdays in a row for 30 mins each.  Jan dates are 1/14, 1/21/, and 1/28.  Feb dates are 2/17, 2/24, and [...]

Glastonbury, CT – Last month I had a visit from a group of energetic and well behaved girl scouts that were working on their Courageous and Strong badges.  Daisy Troop 10817 from Hebron Avenue Elementary School did an outstanding job at their karate class.
For most of the girls this was their first taste of martial [...]

Classes are filling up but spaces are available.  If your child is interested in joining the program please call for latest schedule and to arrange for a free, trial class.
Heads up on for current student/families -
1.  Thurs 5.30-6.15pm class will start up the first week of October.  This class will be mainly focused on kids [...]

Congratulations to all students who were promoted earlier this month!  At belt testing time I teach a life skill.  This one was on Confidence.  I sum it up with an easy-to-remember recipe = Practice +  Pay attention in class + Practice
The message is to prepare and try their best.  Mistakes are to be expected (and [...]

Hi Everybody:
I hope you are yours are enjoying the summer.  Sorry for the late post (it’s almost Aug) but I thought it would be helpful to publish the email I send in the spring regarding summer class schedule, options, etc.
Summer schedule for July & Aug (note – no Thurs 5.30 or Sat 9am classes)

Mon – [...]

Summertime is a great time to break your routines!  Maybe try something new.  Would your child enjoy trying a martial art in an air conditioned studio?  Then no better time than the summer to test the waters.  Why?  Simply because attendance is lower in July/Aug so classes are small.  And by starting in the summer [...]

Last Friday I had a great time teaching a private class for Grace’s Daisy troop.  The girls were excellent listeners and super strong karate players.  I believe they earned their Strong & Courageous badge by completing this martial arts lesson.  One of the Daises told me that they did the Brave [...]

This week was a fun one!  Coach Ryan and I presented a demonstration/group class to the 3rd graders at Naubuc Elementary School on Wed.  Thanks to Leslie who made the connection for me to Sean’s teacher.
I will admit I was intimidated when I heard there would be 80+ kids in the gymnasium.  That’s alot of [...]