New Studio

****New Location****

We are moving to 229 South Davis Road Plaza in LaGrange. 

Here are some pictures of our new signs & location.

This picture is from street level.

This picture is a little closer. (Ignore my hands on my hips we were all  ready to go home at this point :) )

This is the sign at the street. We are so thankful to PC Screen printing and Signs for putting up both signs today. They worked very quickly to do it for us. I am thankful to have them up before Mr. May is gone next week.

We really appreciate the opportunity to buy this nice sign from a friend and make this step in our business. We have been in business for four years now. We began at Aspinwall Chiropractic, moved home to the garage and then to Gymnastics of LaGrange and most recently to the Tone. We are so thankful to all of the people and places God has blessed us with knowing. We are working very hard to make our school the best it can be and not to over extend ourselves beyond our means. We are very thankful for everyone family, friends, parents, and students. 

I would like to highlight a few names who have been a deciding factor in many of our decisions:

• Cleatus Little  & his family
• Jim & Keith Aspinwall
• James Aiken
• Hillary Hardison
• Jane Northropt
• Julius & Bena Bouler

Please continue to pray for our mission to be realized.

"The mission of May Martial Arts is to provide the finest instruction in the mental, physical, and character building aspects of the martial arts.

At May Martial Arts we uphold important values like discipline, respect, integrity, patience, loyalty, and honor. It is our goal to create an environment that gives each individual the opportunity to pursue and achieve a greater level of personal success and freedom.

Students are empowered by our dynamic style to; achieve greater self-discipline, improved self-esteem, a positive outlook, a drive to constantly improve, and an attitude that refuses to give up. These values and life-skills will lead to remarkable improvements in academics, careers, and relationships."

Entrepreneur Expo

Entrepreneur Expo

May 14,2011

This past weekend we had a great showing, at LaGrange Mall, of students, parents and others interested in our program.  We are so thankful for the parents that helped on Saturday. It would not have been possible with out everyone. The parents who helped with setup and clean up were so wonderful. It is not easy to transport all of the equipment. Thank you to the parents who took the time out of a busy Saturday to bring the children to the mall. Also thank you to those parents who spoke to passersby as they expressed interest and had questions about our program. We are so blessed to have a wonderful group of families in our Martial Arts school. I want to share a few pictures from Saturday.

The Juniors took turns demonstrating self-defense techniques using Mr. May.

We always begin our classes by showing respect to parents and instructor.

Thank you to these students and others not pictured that came to support our school at the expo. I'm sorry I couldn't get everyone.

 

Mr. May set up an obstacle course to demonstrate how we keep the students moving to practice shifting and balance their weight as well as having a little fun too. Great job kids.

Teamwork is one of the many important life skills we try to instill in our students.

In this video Mr. May is having the students to duck,jump and move side to side to practice moving away from a moving opponent. Our space was limited to the mat area but it was still fun to watch the kids play this game.

Thanks again to everyone for coming and supporting our school.

****NEW STUDIO LOCATION****

Hi everyone,
 I want to let everyone know we are finally realizing one of our biggest dreams. We are going to be moving into our own space. We are beyond excited about our new studio (dojang)!!!! It is located on Davis Road across from United Cheerleading in the same strip as Corley Drugs. We will be next to State Farm. We will begin classes in the new space in June. There are some finishing touches to be put on the space before we move in. We will be having a "Grand Opening", not sure on  the date yet. We will be having a moving day as well. We will have to move all mats, targets, wavebags, cabinets and other equipment. We anticipate needing to rent an Uhaul to make this process as easy as possible.  All that aside we are very excited!

Don't forget "Entrepreneur Expo" this weekend May 14th 11-2pm. Any and all students can come and show their techniques. We will be using folding mats at the mall to have a "mini-class". Please let me know if you plan to come by and did not sign up on the sign up sheet this past weekend.

 

Thanks everyone!!!

  We have THE BEST group of students ever!!!

Gup Belt Test Results

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Our test this past Saturday was a great success. All of the students did very well. We are so proud of the effort they all put forth.  Thank you to all of the parents for your support and diligence in making sure your students are in class and practicing at home.

Special thanks to Mr. Steve Guettler for joining Mr.May on the testing board. He is a fellow instructor and owner of a school within our federation of schools.

Beginning with the Juniors:

They were ready to demonstrate techniques and combinations for each belt level.

The students are demonstrating the high block of 12 Basic Movements in a horse stance.

 

Matthew demonstrates attacking techniques using hands and feet.

Congratulations to all those that advanced in belt rank:

Left to right: Bryan, Claire, Cierra Theisman, & Matthew

Then came the Little Dragon Class: 

They are so precious! :)

I think this is the most still I have ever seen them. They were nervous but they definitely relaxed after the "butterflies" went away.

Using targets and blockers Mr. May was able to see the children demonstrate blocks and punches they needed to know to advance to the next belt.

The Little Dragon students also did running jumps to demonstrate kicks and movement.

Daniel is always on the move. I couldn't catch a shot without a blur of motion!

Self defense is an important part of the curriculum we teach to the Little Dragon class. We teach them with situations that could really happen to them so they will know how to react to protect themselves not attack.

With their smaller size it is important for the children to know what to do if grabbed and even picked up and put in a dangerous situations. Using Mr. May protects other students from injury and allows them to experience how it feels for someone much larger to grab them. Now they can really demonstrate what to do.

Congratulations to all Little Dragon students 

who advanced to their next belt rank:

Left to right: Daniel, Mark Stephen, Omar & Mike (not pictured Destiny)

Just a thought...

An excerpt from  http://www.aholyexperience.com/

by Ann Voskamp

“When God moves us out of our comfort zone —- this is a gift.”
The greatest gift we can ever receive is the gift of losing our earthly security and comfort? So that we can unwrap the intimacy of the Savior and His Heavenly Comfort.
This is a powerful website I wanted to share with all of you who check our blog.


What gift are you thankful for? Many times we don't see the gifts when they are not wrapped in pretty paper with a big bow on top. They may not seem to help us... at the time. But in God's perfect plan everything he gives us whether it hurts, helps, or makes us grow is a   GIFT!



I consider each and everyone of you a gift.
The crazy schedule we keep to continue teaching is a gift.
The people we have met through our students are gifts.
The opportunities the future holds for our family will be a gift from God.


Have a wonderfully blessed week!
Dawn May

Next Gup Belt Testing

Gup Belt Testing

Our next belt testing will be 
Saturday, March 26th.

Juniors 9:00am

Little Dragons 10:00 am

Adults 11:00 am

All testing applications and intent to promote forms and fees must be paid by March 19th.

Any fellow AFAF instructors are welcome to come.

For More information please contact us at 706-681-0258.

Gup Belt Test Results

CONGRATULATIONS!!

We are so proud of all of the students who tested 

for their next belt rank. They did a fabulous job!

The Juniors started off with reviewing their philosophy & life skills. They were very nervous but did well remembering the parts necessary. We are very proud of the time and energy has taken these children to reach this point.

Look at the front row of four of our girls. Aren't they just the toughest but sweetest girls you have ever seen! I hate we couldn't see all four faces. They were all strong and on point.

They were each rewarded with their next belt rank. 

From left to right: ToriElizabeth, Brandon, Ben, Willis, Maegan, Sydney, and Holly

The Little Dragons are all so cute! We are not always together in step but they have a contagious energy we all enjoy working with. 

The Little Dragons all advanced to their next belt rank.

From Left to Right: Juleigh, Spencer, Eli, Daniel, Boots, Addison

 They wear a colored belt with a white stripe because even though they did earn each color it is still a beginning level belt and as they progress to joining the juniors they will test for a solid color belt. We want our Little Dragons to feel unique through their uniforms, different diplomas, & white striped belts. They are very special students.

Once again thank you to all students for putting forth your best effort to earn your belt. Thank you to parents for being diligent in bringing your child to class as often as possible. We can see you are truly devoted to your children. We thank you for the opportunity to be an influence in their lives.