St. Matthews Martial Arts Summer of Awesomeness School’s out! So the Summer of Awesomeness is here. St Matthews Martial Arts will have an event almost every week of Summer. These events include: five weeks of Summer Day Camps, a weapon classes, and
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I am Brendan Moriarty. I am a black belt at St. Matthews Martial Arts. All of my siblings–brother, sister, and brother in law–are in the army right now. They are all fantastic people, and have inspired me in ways that I could
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If you would like to attend our Third Wednesday Self Defense Class, you can get the information here.
In June I accompanied 7 students from the school where I teach to the small village of Jacmel-Peredo in southeastern Haiti. For five days, we help manufacture and carry — all by hand — 20 lb. clay and concrete blocks to aid
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Hopefully, you remember that Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19. With luck, the weather will be great. Something we’ve always found odd about Father’s Day is that afterward, the fanfare for Dad’s kind of quiets down. At St. Matthews Martial Arts, we
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Hopefully, you remember that Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. With luck, the weather will be great, it’s also safe to predict long wait times at every restaurant in town. Something we’ve always found odd about Mother’s Day is that afterwards, the
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The April Presentation Tournament was AWESOME! We are so proud of all the students that presented. One of our awesome dojo parents shared some of their photos with us, and we are very excited to share them with you. If you follow
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Ninjacation (a simultaneous abbreviation) Ninja Education (Ninjacation) The act of being educated in Ninja related topics. For example: shuriken throwing, stabbing (basics), stabbing (advanced), running silently, walking safely across traffic, and nonchalantly escaping a castle that may or may not be on
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Today we bring you a featured Black Belt Club Application from one of our students, Kathryn. Many people think that karate is just kicking and punching. So when someone says “I’m a black belt,” they probably think that, that’s cool and all,
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Today begins the year of the monkey and ends the year of the ram (or sheep or goat depending on your translation). Over the weekend we had an awesome time at our Year of the Monkey Celebration, sharing the story of the
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