About a year and a half ago, my oldest son and my husband decided to join an MMA training course.
It was offered at a Tang Soo Do school our youngest is attending.
At first, I thought...
"well, here's more money wasted," as I was certain my eldest had too many other interests at his age and my husband was, putting it kindly, not in the greatest physical shape to handle the rigors of martial arts training, not to mention he has a thing for not always finishing what he starts.
Anyway, they both lasted a lot longer at it than I thought and along the way gained tremendous confidence, discipline and mental focus.
Hubby finally gave up when the class started live sparring sessions and it was clear he was overmatched in weight and skills (sorry dear).
Our teenager continues to thrive in class and out-maneuvers other, more-tenured participants.
We started to look for more advanced gear for him and were shocked by the high prices and lack of selection out there.
At the same time, our youngest was doing even better with his training regimen and was now ready to learn how to use various weapons.
Now we were faced with a double dilemma in finding the equipment our boys needed at a cost that didn't break the bank.
Before I reveal how we were able to keep our children's interests on-going, let me speak of the incredible growth our children have made because of the coaching they receive at martial arts classes.
They have become much more respectful of others and motivated to succeed in every facet of their lives..
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school, sports, family...
you name it.
It has really been one of the best investments we've made in our children's future and one you would do well to consider.
Now back to the whole equipment ordeal.
We were fortunate to find a couple of vendors that met our needs for selection, pricing and prompt delivery.