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Congratulations to Mercer Island Martial Arts, winner of our 2012 Readers' Choice poll for favorite Martial Arts School!

Mercer Island Martial Arts, which got just under half of the poll's 6,6,76 votes, practices a mix of traditional and modern martial arts, and is a proudly-local institution in the Town Center. Black-belt master instructors MeLisa Turcott Strongheart and Krista Wells also hold degrees in psychology, enabling them to incorporate positive psychology and recreation therapy into in

Congratulations to Mercer Island Martial Arts, winner of our 2012 Readers' Choice poll for favorite Martial Arts School!

Mercer Island Martial Arts, which got just under half of the poll's 6,6,76 votes, practices a mix of traditional and modern martial arts, and is a proudly-local institution in the Town Center. Black-belt master instructors MeLisa Turcott Strongheart and Krista Wells also hold degrees in psychology, enabling them to incorporate positive psychology and recreation therapy into in

http://mercerisland.patch.com/articles/readers-choice-what-s-the-best-kids-martial-arts-school-on-mercer-island

By MEGAN MANAGAN
Mercer Island Reporter Sports Reporter
Aug 18 2011

There are a wide variety of martial arts and here on Mercer Island, there are a variety of places to go to practice whichever variety suits you.

At Mercer Island Martial Arts, located at 2630 77th Ave SE, Suite 106-108 in the 77 Central Building, the focus is on helping kids be active and learn while they have fun.

MeLisa Strongheart, a master instructor and co-owner, said they will be offering summer day camps until school sta

It is easy to be angry, and upset about the behavior of bullies. After all we know that their behavior has terrible outcomes for their victims. But empathy, and compassion for bullies, ought to be part of our approach to the problem of bullying.

Kids do not become bullies without system involvement. Remember without the bystanders, and the silent consent given by folks within their system, the bully would not have the ability to bully at all. In fact, the research is clear that the negative eff