Stephen Olivers Mile High Karate

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Our children come under mental and emotional attack almost daily. This can rob them of their confidence, security, emotional and mental health and their happiness. That is why superheroes are so popular. They give children a role model that they emulate which gives them a sense of inner strength. At Stephen Oliver's Mile High Karate we develop your children to be real life superheroes by teaching them how to defend their mind from negative thought processes. "I can't do that!" TRUE. But rather I can't do that TODAY! makes a world of difference. We teach that consistent applied effort reaps rewards in the long run. You can't be with your child 24/7. There will be others who will make in fun of their clothes, their ears, the way they walk, the way they run. Verbal threats are common everyday events and they are hard to stop and detect. They often go unnoticed by teachers because they leave no visible marks and they are quick and cut like a sword. We teach your children emotional self defense to prevent these verbal bullies from stealing your child's happiness or intimidating them to join them down the wrong road they are traveling. Many children from the best of families have become addicted or engaged in delinquent behavior to stop the intimidation and be accepted and liked. Your chldren's peers will become more and more important to their self identity. They need to be armed with tools to prevent them from following people down the wrong road. MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING GIVES THEM THE INNER STRENGTH TO RESIST THE EMOTIONAL WAR GOING ON IN TODAYS WORLD. Then there is always the possibility of the physical assault, molestation or child abduction that is every parents worst nightmare. We teach your children according to their age and maturity level how to get away and get home safe.

Jack and Sue Davidson
My son, when we were white belts, was pushed up against a dumpster while he was wearing his uniform before class. They wanted him to show karate moves and fight with them. And he told them no. He told them that karate was for defense only and that he was not going to fight them. He talked his way out of it. But he was able to walk away with his head held high. My oldest son has become incredibly more responsible. Last year, he hated himself, hated his life, didnt want to do anything with anybody. And now he does his own homework, his grades have improved, the teachers are very impressed with him, hes very helpful around the house now. Hes a totally different child in 3 months. I think Mile High Karates program is absolutely wonderful to kids. It teaches the kids yes sir, yes maam. It teaches them respect. Ive had a lot of parents come up to me and say what an amazing changes their kids have done.

Weve noticed that Josh has been able to focus better on his school work and his homework. Mile High Karate is more than just about the karate. They focus on the kids positive attributes. Theres just not enough of that in the world anymore. As far as achievement in homework, they praise doing well on tests and they focus on a kids positive attributes. In our case, Josh is a small boy and hes got glasses. Actually, he doesnt get picked on, because I think hes got more self-confidence in himself than maybe a child who doesnt take karate. Because thats what they stress in classes is for them to be strong and self-confident, in control. His confidence level has increased a lot. Thats one thing weve definitely noticed. Were going on just a little over a year now, about a year and 2 months. Mile High Karate kids are more focused and I think they behave better. For their parents, I think they obey. They have to reply to adults by saying, Yes maam, yes sir. And Joshs teacher says that hes doing that to her in class. Obviously, he doesnt need to. But because hes been trained by Mile High Karate to do that, thats what he does. The kids whove been in Mile High Karate, quite a few years especially, have a presence and self-confidence well beyond their years. Weve already noticed that improvement in our sons, too. Its an ability to believe in himself and have goals that far exceed his age. We were concerned, at first, of whether or not we had the right karate school. But now, theres no doubt in our minds that hes in the correct school. Like I said, the self-defense part went lower in our priority list for him when we saw how much they encourage them in school. Its neat to see. The higher they go, the more respect thats there. Josh got lucky enrolling at Mile High Karate was a great choice.
Wendy Myers & Blain Myers
Both of us have tremendously grown from this experience. My self-confidence has certainly grown a lot. Im a lot more apt to look at people when I talk to them, have more eye contact, as well as certainly the physical fitness aspect gives me the confidence to go out and do what I want to do, feel very assertive when I do it. My son, as well, is in daycare and has a lot more confidence than he has in the past in terms of talking to teachers, having a lot of respect with that. This happened very quickly. Were about 5 months into the program. These people are really friendly people. Theyre very, very accepting of everyone. Even when we started, we werent exactly sure what we were getting ourselves into, but they were very accepting and worked with us, and were very patient with us. Thats very important. I would recommend it very highly to anybody wanting to get their kids into a program, as well as themselves, as adults, for physical fitness as well as the confidence.

I originally got the kids involved in karate just as an extracurricular activity. Its turned into a lot more than that. Its turned into more of a lifestyle for them. And especially with my shy girl. Karate has taught her a magnitude of self-confidence. She walks with her head held high now, she makes friends very easily, and its a confidence thats not arrogant. Its just a really strong sense of herself. Brittany, the same. She really was probably more confident than Anna. Shes learned how to be confident without being arrogant. Shes the pretty girl and she knew it, and everyone treated her as such. And now with karate, with the confidence level that she has, shes able to generate confidence without having to be the princess of everybody. So karate is just amazing. Hes very confident in himself and his skills. And karate has taught him how to be disciplined. Its a life-changing thing, its not just learning how to punch and kick. Its a way of life. If I have anything to say about it, we will be in karate forever.

My daughter had very low self-esteem. And ever since I brought her here, she feels a lot better about herself, shes doing a lot better in school. So I just thought this would be one of the good reasons to help her in that way. I like the discipline. That was the main reason I wanted to come. But all in all, she enjoys everything. She enjoys it all. She feels a lot better about herself. She likes the different people that shes met. She likes that she has a goal to become a black belt. And she does good every time she comes. She gets better every time she comes. I would say that you get what you pay for. I would say that its worth anything that youre looking for to help the self-esteem with your kids, any discipline, helping in school. I would say it really does work. Its helped my daughter a lot, in every way.

I feel that Mile High Karate has been really wonderful for both of us. Not only are we growing closer together on a daily basis, we have a common interest and a common goal now. In myself, I have seen an improvement in self-esteem. Ive seen a tremendous improvement with my son, with his self-esteem. It has done absolute wonders for him. Hes doing a lot better in school. Hes got a lot more focus and a lot better attention span than he did before. I think its great that Justin has learned. He actually had an incident on the playground where he was surrounded by a bunch of other kids. He wanted to start a fight with them. And Justin, at that point, looked them, since he was in the center of the circle, and said, Im sorry, but you leave me no choice but to defend myself. At that point, he got into a karate stance, the kids separated from the circle and let him walk off. At that point, he was able to walk away and not join in the fight. Where I believe if he had not taken karate, a fight would have begun. I would highly recommend Mile High Karate to any adult, as well as a child. For adults, Ive highly considered going to an aerobics class. I found karate to be not only challenging as far as exercise, I get a lot more exercise here at Mile High Karate. Im also learning self-defense, self-esteem and self-control.

That seems to have improved a lot since Heather started karate. Shes very confident when she comes to class. The first time she came in, she was very shy, didnt want to go anywhere near the front. That has changed drastically. Shes very comfortable when she comes in and very confident in the moves that shes making, and its been a lot of fun watching her from the very beginning, where she learned the basic punches, to using the sticks. Its been a good experience. Shes always been really good at school. She enjoys bringing in her work when she gets As and A+s. Thats one good thing about the program here is that they really promote that and recognize the kids when they bring in their good work. I think that helps motivate them to continue doing that. Another thing that Ive really noticed a big difference in, they have a job list for the kids to fill out as far as cleaning their rooms or helping out around the house. Thats a good motivator. She likes to pull that list out and check it off when shes done it. And once again, they get recognized for it when they come in.

The kids respect has gone way up using yes sir and yes maam. Being focused at school, my oldest daughter, her grades are really maintained. Shes proud to come to the Mile High Karate school and show off her homework, show off her great report cards that shes been getting, and shes inspiring enough to where her little sister has joined the class, and shes doing really well and focusing on the same discipline at home, keeping the room clean, things like just natural chores around the house. Theyre both so respectful now. Even the 3-year-old, she says, Yes maam, no maam, yes sir. They take pride in coming to karate and showing off what great things theyve done at home and what great things shes done at school and at daycare. Its been really nice. We just ask them to do something and its just, Yes, maam, and they do it. And theyve both inspired me to join as well. Its been a nice family activity for all of us. Like my husband said, its a family atmosphere. Its fun. They make it so much fun for the kids that its like the attitudes here are so contagious that you just feel so good being here. Theyve become like family to us. We moved several miles away from the school and continue to come down here because of the high-quality instructors and just the great time that the kids have here, and how nice everybodys been.

Theyve been improving quite a bit here at martial arts and Im really proud of them. Theyre doing real good in school. Shes got good grades. Hes got good grades, so does she. My boy, Michael, is in here too. Hes 16 years old. Hes doing real good in school. Hes doing great here at martial arts school. I do it so they can get confidence in themselves. I think confidence is the most important thing in life, I think. That way, they can accomplish what they want in life. I think thats really important. Id recommend Mile High Karate real highly.

I think its interesting that martial arts hasnt gotten more positive press, because of the innumerable benefits that Ive seen in my kids. Confidence, control, ability to focus, things that transfer into the classroom, things that transfer with their friends. I know this summer in baseball, the coach specifically said, Zack, I really appreciate you being a leader, and he was. He was focusing the guys, telling them what to do. So Ive seen it transfer into other areas, academically, even with his friends in the neighborhood, being a leader. Same with Maddie. Its really helped her, too. Shes an advanced reader, an advanced studier, good concentration skills. So its been phenomenal for my family. Weve been in for about 4 years now, and its been great. The thing that I noticed so much is their ability to concentrate, to focus, the memorization skills that you have to have. We have words at the belt that we memorize at each belt level. It transfers over. Their ability to think and concentrate, to pay attention to detail, its all been phenomenal for them. You see the day and age of whats going on today with people, and the crazy society that we have, that I feel a lot better about them being able to defend themselves. These kids do so well compared to the other kids. I love the conflict avoidance skills that they learn and the confidence in the way they carry themselves, so that hopefully they never have to get to that self-defense point. But if they do, I feel comfortable theyd be able to handle themselves. I would highly recommend Master Stephen Olivers Mile High Karate. Its been phenomenal for us, individually and as a family.

My name is Larry Bowser, my wife Daphne, my older daughter Leann, my youngest daughter Corey. We got into Mile High Karate about 2 years ago, at an after-school program. Since Corey got into the program, she has exhibited such exuberance in school. Her grades have gone up. Shes got self-confidence. Since shes been in the program, my wife has gotten involved. And since my wife has gotten involved, our older daughter has gotten involved. With the aspect of self-defense, its been a great thing. Theres a lot of deals in our society today. For the females in my family, its great. I feel that their confident, they can take care of themselves, look out after others, take care of their friends.

Our oldest daughter, when she started her freshman year, she was very, very shy and did not apply herself in school whatsoever. Thats about the time that she started in karate. It has built her self-confidence, where she really wants to try her best and focuses. Its a great focus learning tool and shes really done very well. Shes brought her grades up. And were not afraid to be out there, walk back to the car from the mall. Its really made us feel safe and secure. Mile High Karate has really been a great thing for us as a family. Its been a great thing for us to do together. I would recommend Mile High Karate. This is a place where kids can develop themselves. They develop themselves socially and developmentally. Its a great family place to be. They meet a lot of friends, a lot of different things, and they learn to interact with people a lot.

I enjoy Mile High Karate. Its a great family to be a part of. There is a lot of camaraderie here. Its a positive atmosphere to be involved in. My kids are more confident. They are very motivated to do well in school. They now do very well in school. I think that the recognition here at Mile High, it goes beyond just self-defense. Also, the mental aspect of doing well in school, building positive self-esteem, character, theres assignments that are discussed, and I think that that helps the kids. When they get recognized by their peers when they come into class with their good report card, or maybe a test that they did well on or a project that they did well on, not only does the teacher recognize them but theyre recognized in front of the whole school. I think thats very important for building self-esteem and being recognized by their peers. My kids get up in front of the class with ease, probably even more so than myself. Danny, I hear from his teacher, that hes like one of the first ones to raise his hand. He had no problem in communicating in front of the classroom. Rachel, she helps out here at Mile High Karate and I watched her just the other night, she was really enjoying herself just being in a teaching atmosphere, working with the kids. And I just really felt proud of her, that she didnt have to be out playing, hanging out with her friends anywhere. She was doing something positive in her life and really enjoying it. I would definitely recommend Mile High Karate. Its healthy for the whole family. The whole family is involved. You build your strength, your stamina. You obviously get self-defense skills. You build your mental character. So youre a strong person and you may be mentally more apt to get away from having to use some of the skills that you learned than just learning kicking and punching.

Weve got 2 boys in here. My oldest boy, when we moved to a new house in a new neighborhood, found he was catching a lot of flack from the other kids. So some of the anti-bullying things that are taught in school have really come in handy. And, in fact, one time there was a kid who actually came up and picked a fight with him. And he was able to use the second part of his creed to refuse to fight. Otherwise, he would have gotten in big trouble in school. So that was a big impact on him was to be able to just walk away and have enough self-confidence to say, I dont need to fight with this kid, because I know I could take him if I had to. In fact, I have recommended Mile High Karate to my friends, so I recommended Mile High Karate and said, As a program for kids, its absolutely wonderful. I really couldnt speak highly enough of it. So she came and her son fit right in, and I think hes up to orange belt now.