Apr 22, 2019 | Latest News
Every year I stuff hundreds of Easter Eggs (this year I had help from Christy Miller, Julie Schneider and Mr. Logan Reichert –thanks guys). And every year, I fret about having to pick up all the Easter Eggs myself because no one showed up. And every year, few...
Apr 15, 2019 | Latest News
If you live long enough, your childhood will come back to you — all that was old will become new again. Growing up, I noticed all the nostalgia marketing to Baby Boomers, before I knew exactly what it meant to be a Baby Boomer. Later in life, I joked with my...
Apr 8, 2019 | Latest News
Yesterday, my kids treated me with an Escape Room experience for my birthday. Our goal was to solve riddles in a lost Mayan Temple before time ran out (one hour). As we were driving home after our hour of pretending to be Indiana Jones, our conversation turned to all...
Apr 2, 2019 | Latest News
Early in my martial arts teaching career, I taught a well-received class on Safety for Women. It wasn’t until a few days later that I learned why teaching safety and self-defense to women was so challenging. One attendee said she went home and tried a specific...
Apr 1, 2019 | Latest News
We had a relaxing Spring Break with family last week, and now we are back and SMAA is OPEN for regular classes for April 2019. See you on the mat or in the lobby.
Mar 26, 2019 | Latest News
SMAA is CLOSED this week (March 25th – 30th, 2019) for SPRING BREAK. Enjoy your time off and we’ll see you when we re-open on April 1st, 2019!
Mar 18, 2019 | Latest News
Saturday’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party was one of the most pleasant family events SMAA has hosted. I had been wanting to host a Board Game Night for our parties for quite awhile, and now that we’ve had one, I’m very happy we did. The evening...
Mar 14, 2019 | Latest News
SMAA is back open for regular classes today Thursday March 14th, 2019 after yesterday’s closure due to the Bomb Cyclone. I’ve heard that the roads are a bit icy and such, so if you are planning to make your way to class tonight, please drive safely. We...
Mar 13, 2019 | Latest News
SMAA is CLOSED Today, Wednesday March 13th, 2019 due to the Bomb Cyclone. The First Consideration of Self-Defense is your Environment, and right now, that environment is hostile. Stay Home, Stay Warm and Stay Safe. We will most likely re-open tomorrow for regular...
Mar 12, 2019 | Latest News, Training Tip
This is one of the most common questions parents ask me when they try to help their child practice. Believe it or not, there is a method to this madness and there is a secret code to all of the strange names. All of the self-defense techniques have been given names...
