Student of the Month

Austin Roy
Austin has been training in our little ninjas class since he was 4 yrs old. This painfully shy little guy was so nervous about joining the class that for the first month he clung to his mom Sarah for dear life and would not even step onto the mat. Sarah was great about it and when we asked her if we could take a little more of a hands on approach (literally carrying Austin on to the mat and holding his hand for the first few weeks), she was totally on board and allowed us to help Austin overcome his shyness step by step. Well, Austin has now been training with us for about 2 years now, and he's one of the most advanced kids in the Little Ninjas program. I think one of the most impressive results of Austin's training in Jiu-Jitsu has nothing to do with his physical abilities or Jiu-Jitsu techniques, but rather the fact that now the boy who at first couldn't even stand the thought of stepping onto the mat, is now able to stand in front of the class and lead the warm-ups, counting out loudly and confidently! Congrats Austin, you are our Kids/Little Ninjas student of the month!