Faces of Kansas City: Karate inspires confidence in special-needs kidsLittle Sean Bamber may never earn a black belt, but that is not what is important. The 5-year-old suffered a massive stroke when he was just two days old. That stroke left him with cerebral palsy, as well as becoming legally blind. Sean’s parents were told he would never walk, talk or see.
Integrated MMA’s Dan Higgins: Martial Arts is About Knowledge, Not AccoladesThe afternoon sun beams off the corrugated iron that makes up the Integrated MMA headquarters in Stafford, Queensland. The gym’s head coach, Dan Higgins, walks through the opening made by the sliding roller-door. For the most part, the team works like clockwork. Everybody has their place, and whether it be the first person through the […]
Kicking for life changeMarch 14, 2014, is a date that is likely to be remembered fondly by three students of Franklin Community High School, their teacher and one local martial arts instructor. This morning Rose Myers, Owner and Chief Instructor of Pilsung ATA Martial Arts, participated in a special meeting with Mrs.
Teen Leaves Karate Class, Saves Mentally Disabled Child From Gang Of BulliesWhen a Massachusetts teen saw eight other teenagers huddled around a younger kid, he used his martial arts training to protect him. Roman Rodriguez,16, was leaving Holyoke Temple and Fitness, where his father is an instructor, last Monday when he spotted a group of teens surrounding a mentally disabled boy.
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