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Activities and sports like baseball, gymnastics, scouting etc... are all great hobby’s and I let my kids choose whatever activities they want.However, I categorize swimming lessons differently. Swimming is a life skill and non-negotiable in my house. Sooner or later my children will be exposed to water (be it a pool, lake, river or ocean). Not having basic swimming skills and confidence around the water will hold them back, and could even be potentially fatal. They don’t need to be Olympic swimmers, but they do need enough basic skills to tread water and survive. Ideally they will be competent enough that they don’t have to be fearful around water.Now apply that same filter to the martial arts. It’s a great activity with all the benefits of other activities, but it also teaches self-defense which is an essential life skill. In your child’s lifetime, they will almost certainly face the threat of physical violence, often unavoidably and through no fault of their own.When you are attacked, just like in the water, it doesn’t matter how hard you try, without proper training and technique you will panic, thrash & most likely drown. We put our kids in swimming lessons to prepare them, so they can be in the water without fear and tread water if they get in over their heads. The day your child gets confronted by a bully ask yourself; have you given them the tools & confidence to stay calm, protect themselves and survive, or have they been thrown in the deep end to fend for themselves? Martial Arts is a mandatory life skill.🥋 ... See MoreSee Less

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Total Defense Martial Arts

5 days ago

Congratulations to everyone on their stripes -- Scott, Ella, Chris, David, Vic, Sergio -- and to Chris-Bonnie Messina on his purple belt. You all have worked very hard, and your achievements are well deserved! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Pre-turkey rolls! ... See MoreSee Less

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Total Defense Martial Arts

3 weeks ago

Thanks to guest instructor Dwayne Rumfelt for teaching our class last night! ... See MoreSee Less

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Total Defense Martial Arts

4 weeks ago

Great kids' side control class! ... See MoreSee Less

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