My name is Michelle, I’m a first degree black belt and the mother of 3 children (2 junior black belts and 1 junior blue bet) and married to a first degree black belt.
I started my journey in 2019 and obtained my black belt in 2023. In that time, I helped start a children’s homeschool program at our dojo (Karri was our first family to join!!), taught classes, and became the Daytime Program Director. I created ads for our dojo and helped bring in new students. I had a blast doing it! I stepped back to focus more on my kids, as I was still homeschooling.
I wrote my black belt thesis on Long 1 and argued for a small change to the form.
I have loved Kenpo. I’m thankful my husband got our family into it. I have absolutely LOVED teaching…especially other women. I love when a woman becomes confident enough to use her strikes efficiently.
I’ve attended tournament before and placed 1st in self-defense routine, 2nd in kata, and 4th in weapons.
I’ve enjoyed combining Kenpo with jujitsu and eskrima.