by Dan Brady | Dec 11, 2025 | Community, Youth Martial Arts
We’re looking back on the wise words shared by our students when they were awarded their black belts. Today, we share the essay written by Ms. Kira who received her black belt on January 25, 2020. Kira’s essay discusses the attributes of a martial artist that she...
by Dan Brady | Nov 20, 2025 | Community
By 2005, UFC was a sports juggernaut. It had moderated since its “no rules” early days to make the fights more palatable for the general public, improve fighter safety, and comply with regulations. As a result, its audience share skyrocketed beyond the hardcore fans...
by Dan Brady | Nov 13, 2025 | Community, Youth Martial Arts
We’re looking back on the wise words shared by our students when they were awarded their black belts. Today, we share the essay written by Mr. Pranav who received his black belt on March 12, 2022. Pranav’s essay shares about how setbacks can drive us forward. Pranav...
by Dan Brady | Nov 13, 2025 | Community
Despite the family-friendly image of martial arts on popular kids shows, there was a more aggressive, competitive side of martial arts emerging that was about to change everything. Founded by Rorion Gracie of the legendary Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu family, Ultimate...
by Dan Brady | Nov 4, 2025 | Community
With martial arts gaining momentum among kids and adults, 1984’s Karate Kid inspired a new generation of martial artists. Its sequels kept martial arts in the public eye and studios like Grandmaster Kang’s Tae Kwon Do College and Jhoon Rhee’s Arlington location...
by Dan Brady | Oct 30, 2025 | Community
The term “martial arts” refers to traditions of military combat. As the home of the US Department of Defense, it should come as no surprise that Arlington has a long history of martial arts. In the 1950s and 60s, the military trained close quarters combat using a...
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