1,000 Push-Ups Completed for Christmas Day 2011

Thank you all for watching and please email me if you would like to make a donation at michelle@epicma.com or please call Epic Martial Arts at 631 725-5425


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"Teaching a Passion for Helping"

Check out the coverage in this week's Sag Harbor Express on Epic Martial Arts-EAST's "Push-Ups for Pennies" campaign.  We are so proud of our students!
http://sagharboronline.com/sagharborexpress/local-business/teaching-a-passion-for-helping-15587

650 Push-Ups with 350 to Go!

It has been so challenging to complete these 1,000 push-ups today.  I guess it wouldn’t be a “challenge” if it were so easy. On Thanksgiving Day I felt much stronger, but I am determined to get through this. 

In addition to contributing many push-ups to our campaign, our students have already donated $300.00 to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Alex Koehne.  We are continuing to collect donations.  Please email Sensei if you would like to make a donation at michelle@epicma.com or call 631 725-5425.

Going for 420 Push-Ups-580 to Go!

Merry Christmas!  I’m still working my push-ups here and I hope my students are watching the videos and following me on the blog.  The parents and students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST have been so generous this holiday season.  Kindness is clearly contagious at Epic MA!   So many of our students contributed by doing push –ups for pennies.  We will be posting the student videos on New Year’s Day.  “ You are not just doing exercises” says our Little Champion green belt Carson, “but you are giving to kids who are less fortunate.”

Merry Christmas! 1,000 Push-Ups, Here I go!

Okay, it is that time again.  Merry Christmas to everyone!  I am at it again and going for another 1,000 push-ups.  Thank you to all our Epic Martial Arts students and parents that have donated to Alex's Promise Foundation.  Please keep watching my videos today as I complete 1,000 push-ups for Christmas Day 2011!


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Children’s Karate Classes- What to Expect

*Expect there to be one or more experienced teachers on the floor in your child’s class.  

*Expect the teacher to, at times, appear to have the patience of Job. 

*Expect a bit more, Oh how shall we say it? ENERGY, every so often.

* Expect the teacher, whether gently guiding everyone along or cranking up the troops, to wear a smile (a happy one!).

 
*Expect a lot of talk about respect, about leadership, about good manners, about anger, about a whole bunch of things just about any parent would love to hear some OTHER adult talking to them about. That’s the way we do it.  

“I haven’t been a ‘karate kid’ for some time, like decades, but the experience is still in my mind like it happened yesterday. Parents, enroll your child in a good martial arts school. You’ll never regret it -- and your children will never forget it.” -- Tom Callos, www.tomcallos.com

*Expect a lot of good-sleep-inducing exercise.

*Expect some special events, as one of our primary goals is to teach our students to take what they practice on the mat and apply it to other things (like school, like work, like fun, and -- to the community).

*Expect to look back on your son or daughters martial arts lessons with great pleasure and fond memories. 

*Expect some very fun times.

For a free trial program and mark my words here, there’s no “hook” or sales pitch in this offer. This is simply a way for you to test drive our school, before ever THINKING about enrollment. 

Click here or contact us at: www.hamptonskarate.com

Press Release for Push-Ups for Pennies Campaign

Sag Harbor, New York, December 9, 2011- Sensei Michelle Del Giorno and the children’s karate students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST are participating in a campaign called “PUSH-UPS FOR PENNIES”. This is an ongoing charity event to raise awareness and donations to St. Jude’s Research Children’s Hospital in memory of Alex Koehne, a young Sag Harbor resident who passed away from cancer in March 2007.  Alex’s family has created the foundation called ‘Alex’s Promise’ in his loving memory.

Sensei Michelle and her students are performing 1 push-up for every 1-penny donated. On Thanksgiving Day, the students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST followed Sensei Michelle on You Tube via: www.epicmartialarts-east.blogspot.com as she completed 1,000 push-ups. On Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day, Sensei Michelle and her students will once again complete 1,000 push-ups!

The mission and purpose of Alex’s Promise Foundation is to completely ensure that Alex’s dream of helping young people comes true. As a tribute to his life, this foundation has been created so that his death can serve as a catalyst to benefit other young persons at critical times in their lives.

“This project is an example of how the children of our community can make a difference by participating in acts of kindness,” says Sensei Michelle. “ We are teaching our young children that they can be leaders in our community and that every penny counts in making donations to children’s cancer research”.

Sensei Michelle conducts children’s karate classes for ages 3 and up and self-defense, martial arts and kickboxing classes for teens and adults. The students at Epic Martial Arts-EAST regularly participate in community service activities as part of their black belt training.

For more information please visit the website at www.hamptonskarate.com or call 631 725-5425.  Donations for the Push-Ups for Pennies campaign can be made at Epic Martial Arts-EAST, 75 Main Street in Sag Harbor or to Alex’s Promise, PO Box 3319 Sag Harbor, NY 11963.