Lori Mathews

Review of East West Martial Arts

My quiet, kind 9 yr old grandson, a 5 year student...

My quiet, kind 9 yr old grandson, a 5 year student at EWMA, recently had his training tested while playing at a neighborhood park. He and his older cousin brought light sabers to share with any kids they met there and a friendly battle began. It soon became apparent that a bigger boy was an aggressive bully that the kids tried to avoid. The bully singled out my grandson, chasing him and repeatedly hit him on the head; something all the kids had agreed was not fair play. Having had enough of the rough play, my grandson firmly gripped his double ended light saber with both hands and with what was clearly Figure 8 Bo Staff Defense, blocked the blows while backing the bully across the playing field until he gave up and went away. My grandson was not aware that his training had kicked in automatically. He had tried to avoid the bully, did not start a fight but only defended himself. Thank you EWMA for instilling the confidence and determination in my grandson that he needed that day.