News

  • Kicking off 2025

    by chris gillam
    As we enter the second week of January, it’s inspiring to see the motivation and determination of our students returning with full force. We’re inc...

  • Diamond Discipline

    by chris gillam
    After this month’s graduation ceremony, you could see the energy and enthusiasm impacting our students most positively. With the crowds at grad, it...

  • A Graduation to Remember

    by chris gillam
    This Saturday, First Choice Martial Arts students will gather to celebrate an important milestone: our December graduation. With a few students sti...

  • Slow Progress is Better than No Progress

    by chris gillam
    Many of us are familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. If not, it goes something like this: A race was held between a boastful rabbit...

  • Less Screen Time Equals More Me Time

    by chris gillam
    Once a year, First Choice Martial Arts offers its Screen-Free Weekend challenge during the month of November. If you're not familiar with our S.T.A...

  • Routines Shape the Futures Ahead

    by chris gillam
    Now that we are in October, it looks like students have found their rhythm and are settled into a solid routine at school. This week, we are conduc...

  • Set your Aim, Do your Best, Stay the Course, Embrace Success

    by chris gillam
    This past Saturday, First Choice Martial Arts hosted its September karate graduation at Hamilton District Christian High School, with one graduatio...

  • Time is Free, But it Is Also Priceless

    by chris gillam
    With the back-to-school season upon us, it appears that our karate students are more equipped than ever to tackle the upcoming challenges of the sc...

  • Success is Earned, not Given

    by chris gillam
    Now that we’re into the third week of August, our stripe testing for the second level has begun. After watching this afternoon’s Little Dragons cla...

  • Champions Rise through Resilience

    by chris gillam
    Being mentally tough is a skill set like any that takes repetitive practice daily. It is easy to seem disciplined when things are going well and ev...

  • Touch the Sky and Soar for Success

    by chris gillam
    With our first stripe test after graduation out of the way, the kids are on track and more motivated than ever. With the June promotions behind us ...

  • Summer Student Success

    by chris gillam
    Seeing more than 100 families and students visit First Choice Martial Arts yesterday was great, and it seems the slump just before summer has worn ...