“I think they’ll find more ways to communicate their way out of something rather than fighting because they’re confident in their abilities.”Ĭlasses are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:15 p.m.
“It’s not only about self-defense, but I think as people gain more confidence in their combative skills, they’ll tend to get less confrontations,” Rodeman said. In 2007, instead of fighting for sport, he felt compelled to use his skills to teach others so he became a self-defense instructor instead. He took up boxing and later Muay Thai, which he studied in Thailand. He was inspired to be a mixed martial arts fighter from a young age and was “disciplined in every art” to try to get there. Rodeman started his martial arts background in wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu around 1999. They don’t want to raise their hand to point out some details, and then six months later, now they’re raising their hand and want to share a detail they picked up during the instruction, or even asking questions.” “For instance, a child comes into the class and on the first day, they’re scared and shy. “Depending on the amount of time the child spends in the program, you can see the changes in them not only in the class, but in their everyday life,” he said. It can be challenging, yet rewarding, he said. He noted that people tend to focus more when they know they’re going to have to teach someone a technique. “I believe that helps kids grow a lot faster as well, observing but to know that they’ll have to point out some details about the techniques,” he said. They also conduct pop quizzes to see what information the kids retain and encourage the kids to teach the others in the program. The instructors use a countdown as one example to help the kids focus. The classes use drills and keep the students engaged in their technique.
Rodeman said the focus kids learn in the class can be transferred into other areas of life. “They’re learning stuff they can carry into their classroom, at home, or just out in public.” “We have a skillset we try to instill on the kids that come into the program aside from the health benefits,” he said. Because the lessons are basic, they last 45 minutes.īesides learning self-defense, Rodeman said other benefits of the program include flexibility, endurance, hand-eye coordination and learning discipline.
Rodeman said the academy currently teaches 20 kids in each class and staff is willing to teach more. “Because of that, some people have shifted gears with what their kids are doing when it comes to sports and athletics,” he said. Some families have also been “fed up” with sports and wanted to see other activities in the community. Rodeman said the kids kickboxing program has grown in popularity because certain COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. “Grappling is important, but I feel it’s important for kids to be able to learn to strike as well.” “Everything revolves around self-defense, which is our main objective,” said Rodeman.
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Sebastian Rubino / Battle Ground Martial Arts Academy introduces children to the world of self-defense through a variety of kickboxing classes.Īcademy owner Jeremiah Rodeman is enthusiastic about teaching kids how to defend themselves and stay in shape.
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