We are really excited for next years After School Program here at MIMA. Please check out some information about the program, and some changes that we have made to it.
Pick up: One of our amazing, certified instructors will pick up your child from their elementary school (currently available for Lakeridge, West Mercer, Island Park, and Northwood elementary schools) in our vans. This way your child will start their day with us in a positive and structured environment.
During the short ride to
Please Join us this Friday, February 14 from 6-10pm for our Valentine's Day Party. Here's what the kids have to say about it
I love these fall months especially with Thanksgiving around the corner-- what a wonderful month. Everyone takes the time to be truly thankful for everyone and everything in their life. Although, in my opinion, it should be year round. On November 11th we have a full day camp and part of the camp is introducing our gratitude challenge to the kids, but it would be wonderful if all of our students got involved! So I'll start first, I am so grateful for of my family and friends, they are all so
Check out MIMA News put on by the kids at Mercer Island Martial Arts
By Tom Callos for Mercer Island Martial Arts
You didn’t start your study of the martial arts to “go through the motions” of it all, did you? Of course you didn’t, but look around you in your next class and I’ll bet you spot a number of your classmates doing that very thing, going through the motions. It’s human nature to get distracted, to multi-task, and wander off course.
To deepen and strengthen your practice so that you stay on the mark and make reasonable progress, I offer you these 10 tim
My definition of being a black belt has evolved over the years. When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a ninja and/or a Power Ranger, that’s what being a black belt meant to me back then. Now, it means being Batman, fighting crime and taking names… Kidding! When I started doing martial arts, I thought being a black belt would be to become proficient at self defense techniques and sparring. As I progressed through Mercer Island Martial Arts, I found that being a black belt was so much more.
When
Myth: Violence in relationships does not affect many people.
Fact: Studies estimate that one in three teens are in an abusive relationship.
Myth: Battering is only a momentary loss of temper. One incident doesn't constitute abuse.
Fact: Battering involves the establishment of fear and control in a relationship through violence and other forms of abuse used to manipulate one’s partner. Its manifestation through violence is a physical example of abuse that has already been occurring.
Myth: Domest
Common Myths Concerning Sexual Assault
Myth: Only women are sexually assaulted or raped, and only by men.
Reality: Both men and women can be sexually assaulted or raped, and assailants can be male or female with any sexual orientation.
Myth: Someone who was drinking or drunk when sexually assaulted is at least partially to blame.
Reality: Sexual assault survivors are never responsible for the attack, no matter what, no matter how much alcohol was consumed. Responsibility lies with the perpetrator
Since this is sexual assault awareness month, I want to spend some time on education here on our online-dojang.
Let's start with a baseline definition:
Sexual violence means that someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. Reasons someone might not consent include fear, age, illness, disability, and/or influence of alcohol or other drugs. Consent can be initially given and later withdrawn.
Sexual violence is a crime that comes in many form
Come follow "The Incredible Shrinking Master Project", join the discussion about healthy eating, exercise, and thinking.
Come one, come all! Big, and small.
Support our school. Be really cool.
Seriously, we would love to have everyone possible in our posse.
Parents, kids, adults, senior citizens --- puppies?
Meet us at the school for face painting, (optional of course, but how fun really?) at 9am, Saturday the 14th of July.
Little ones, we are going to be dressing you up in "Anti Bully Super Kid" outfits!
Everyone else, wear your tshirt, or uniform.
Wear shoes, if you want to kick, that are comfortable
Okay, okay, hear me out, before giving me any weird looks (I know giving your child ice cream for dinner, probably isn't the best idea)! I was going through my daily news sources and while I was watching one of them on YouTube last night, I came across this story. So, please take a moment to watch this, it's only 2.5 minutes, it was so touching! [Insert 2.5 minute pause here] I almost broke down in tears when I finished watching this, so I just wanted to say, everyone, enjoy your lives and the p
At my school every year the fifth grade goes to France for a week or two. So we have to fundraise some money for the trip by selling pastries every friday from a french baker in Seattle (Le Panier) at the entrance of my school.
This year we have raised over $10,950 to help lower the cost so that every student can participate. I sold bread three times for my volunteer hours.
Alex H.
1. Eat MINDFULLY. Eating without paying attention causes you to eat the wrong things and/or too much food. Doing either (or both) could, as they say, “take the shine off your shoes.” Heart disease, diabetes, and all sorts of ailments await the person who doesn’t practice mindful eating. Look to the video, below, for for some mindful eating basics (it’s Harvard Professor, Dr. Lilian Cheung, co-author of Savor, Mindful Eating, Mindful Life): The video is here:
Maya Angelou says: courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. Being a leader takes a certain kind of courage, that requires a person to wear many hats, to achieve many goals personally and especially with helping others reach their goals. This person accompasses that challenge everyday, and as a side note has been known to physic
As I am working to recover from a pretty serious back injury, have been doing some research on stretching, and wanted to share this article (citation at the end).
I had a single goal when i took up resistance stretching: to prevent myself from getting hurt. For about a year I’d been obsessed with running hills in
