Todd's school closed unexpectedly early this year. The school had been struggling financially for some time, and had dwindled in both enrollment and staff until it was down to 1 teacher and 6 students (from grades K-5). We held on valiantly, but in the end, it made sense to close the school in the hopes of regrouping financing efforts in the coming year or two. We hope to see the school reopen after that, but in the meantime, we're disbanding.
So sad to see everyone go, and Todd had barely gotten to enjoy a full week in the new house before having to go back to LA to start his summer vacation early.
Here's to next year!
New Karate Dojo
Todd obviously stopped doing karate while we were trying to correct his constant toe-walking, which involved the use of casts during the summer of 2010. When he returned in the Fall, we were busy with other activities, esp swimming lessons 3x a week and I didn't start looking back into karate until the new year began.
I decided not to return to South Coast Karate. The group lessons, I felt, were not as beneficial anymore because the group he would be participating in was too large and varied in age/ability-- from age 5 to 15, white belt to brown belt. It wasn't focused enough. His private lessons were also progressing a bit slower than I would have liked. So I looked into several other studios and settled on the Wu Shu Studio. It's all the way downtown, so a bit of a drive, but well worth it.
He started lessons at the end of February and progressed quickly. His Sifu is patient and detail-oriented, yet pushed Todd at just the right level. Within a month and a half, Todd had learned the kenpo techniques needed for the yellow belt, which he promptly earned, and then moved on to beginning the orange belt techniques. Now that's progress! :-)
I decided not to return to South Coast Karate. The group lessons, I felt, were not as beneficial anymore because the group he would be participating in was too large and varied in age/ability-- from age 5 to 15, white belt to brown belt. It wasn't focused enough. His private lessons were also progressing a bit slower than I would have liked. So I looked into several other studios and settled on the Wu Shu Studio. It's all the way downtown, so a bit of a drive, but well worth it.
He started lessons at the end of February and progressed quickly. His Sifu is patient and detail-oriented, yet pushed Todd at just the right level. Within a month and a half, Todd had learned the kenpo techniques needed for the yellow belt, which he promptly earned, and then moved on to beginning the orange belt techniques. Now that's progress! :-)
