Hi!
We visited the Ja Shin Do school again last night, but this time took class. Great workout!! Grand Master Bauman is a firm believer in physical conditioning and the soreness we're feeling today is testament. Brandi and I felt very comfortable there, not so much with the kids. Jacqueline participated some; Joshua, not at all. We think Joshua wants the experience to be more like what his friends have where they go. (He attended a karate-themed birthday party for one of his friends at his school.)
We visited another school tonight, S&H (formerly Stevens) Family Karate. Their web site is here. This school evolved from Mike Erickson's America's Best Karate, where Brandi and I met and first trained in TKD together. They teach the traditional TKD forms, and while this may seem like a violation of one of my criteria, it's something we may be willing to overlook.
When Brandi and I started our own family, we always figured that our kids would eventually be enrolled in a martial arts program. We also always figured that it'd be at a school where we were already training, and perhaps even teaching. After we left Choi's, we got it into our heads that we'd start from scratch as a family in a completely new style. While I'd love to do this, I'm not sure it's practical. A school that has a beginner's program that would be engaging and challenging to Brandi and I (who have nearly three decades of training experience between us), would probably be inappropriate for the kids. A school that is kid-focused (like where some of his friends train), would be inappropriate for us. The only solution is a school where the kids can start as beginners, and she and I can continue as black belts. This is only possible in a traditional TKD school.
We haven't made up our minds, yet, but this is what we're thinking...
Thanks,
Matt
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