Ever since my 4 year old son joined Holden Martial Arts, he has developed very rapidly. He is more confident and assertive. He is respectful to his mother and grandparents and behaves very well in public. The most impressive thing I found was that he verbalizes, " I love karate! " I am very proud of his development with his friends at school and family!
Our daughter recently achieved her 1 year anniversary at Holden Martial Arts and I feel the benefits of the program are so great that we renewed again. Over the past year I have seen great development in her. She has increased her fitness level and Karate skills, grown more confident, and she has become more responsible. She uses the appropriate manners daily and has become very helpful around the house with chores. I really like the "Chat on the Mat" talks. I feel many important topics are discussed and it is great for the kids to hear this information from others in addition to what their parents tell them. The instructors' attention to the skills they are teaching and having all the kids focus and learn is outstanding. This is a great program providing great benefits to my children.
I cannot believe how much Ivanna has grown throughout this year. She has dealt with a lot of things in school, such as bullies, and in the beginning of the year she didn't know how or what to do besides cry and withdraw from everything. However, Mrs. Stockwell set up an appointment so that she could talk with Ivanna about tools she could use with bullies and from that moment on Ivanna seemed to have blossomed into this new little girl who became more and more confident. Every single one of the instructors has a lot to do with how well Ivanna is doing. This little girl is making friends everywhere she goes and that wouldn't be happening without her training. She has so much respect for people as well, in school, and at home she is quite the amazing girl. So I want to thank everyone there for all that they have done. They're AMAZING!
The HMA instructors genuinely care about their students. The staff always has a positive attitude. It feels like our second home!
