Kaizen MMA of Ashburn

This year has been hard on all of us. COVID has kept our kids inside staring at screens for months. But Kaizen Karate wants to help!

Drop your kids off on Saturday, October 24th from 4pm to 10pm for Kaizen’s Spooktacular!

It will be a fun packed day starting at Temple Hall Farms (with newly instilled COVID policies for
safety) picking their own pumpkins and playing in the maze, then back to the dojo for pizza, games, and a costume contest!

Kaizen takes COVID safety very seriously so parents can be assured their kids are safe. Let’s give these kids a fun, safe Spooktacular experience!

My daughter and I will see you there!

Click the link below to register:
https://www.myatlasapp.com/ext/secure/collect.cfm?onlinetrial_id=537&merchant_id=CC8081CB-A4BA-DB11-160A78B9AF618E2C&api_key=CC8081DB-A4BA-DB11-160A4CA6E0CF6E4F

[09/29/20]   Dear Parents and Students,

I know that everyone is going trough rough times and I hope that you all are staying strong and healthy. What counts is how we act and if we are positive and optimistic trough hard times, not when everything is great.

It has been a long journey for some of the students and parents. In July, 11 students tested for their BLACK BELTS. Even trough COVID 19 they continued their journey into martial arts. Those people will be very successful in life and no challenge will be able to stop them to achieve their goal. I am so proud of them. Tonight at 8 p.m. for kids and 9 p.m. for adults we will hold our black belt ceremony. Family and friends are welcome to join us.

Now enrolling for our Academics Camp! Spots are limited. Don't wait!

Academics Camp – Kaizen MMA

Dear Parents:

With the sudden switch from both Loudoun County & Fairfax County Public Schools going to 100% distant learning, we understand the stress and panic you’re feeling.

Don’t worry, we are here for you!

Kaizen MMA, along with our partners LoCo Gymnastics Club Ashburn Karate have implemented 100% distant learning programs to meet your needs.

We have been experiencing a high volume of interest, so please get your registration to us as soon as possible to ensure your child’s place in our distant learning and homeschool co-op program is reservered 🙂.

Email [email protected] for a registration packet or more details TODAY!

https://kzmma.com/academics-camp

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Kaizen MMA Academics

Greetings,

We have had some parents with questions and concerns in regards to education. For those who have these questions and concerns, our primary focus during the school year is academics, not sport. The Kaizen Academics Camp will not be run the same as our summer camp. Where our summer camp was more geared to fun activities, our Academics Camp will focus on school.

Since the focus will be on academics we will have teachers from LCPS that will help out your child(ren) during the camp period. This way parents will not have to do much school work with their child(ren) after a long day of work.

Our Academics Camp will be structured in an hourly schedule like the traditional school day. We are waiting on the school schedules to know when the children's online classes will be, but we have the following daily academic activities planned for our Academic Camp schedule which we will schedule around their online school schedule:

Supervised Academic School Work ~ We provide one-on-one tutoring and supervision to supplement their online schoolwork provided by FCPS. Your child(ren) will complete their daily school work at Kaizen so you will not need to worry about their school work when you pick them up at the end of the day.
Silent Individual Reading Time ~ Children can read any book they choose during this time.
Arts and Crafts ~ We will provide craft supplies and art projects to keep the kids' creative juices running!
Physical Education (PE) ~ Martial arts and fitness class with full social distancing! No contact.
Outdoor Recess (if weather permits) ~ Outside park / nature trail walk for some fresh air and outside exercise! Social distancing
Additional Academic Enrichment ~ We are currently talking with *fun* online educational programs for kids such as The Thinking Kid (https://www.thethinkingkid.org/) to provide online educational programs IN ADDITION to the LCPS school curriculum!
Computer classes ~ Photoshop, iMovie, Coding, Doodle Video Editing
When it comes to our after-school pick-up, we will be following LCPS’s dismissal times and will adjust our operations to these times when LCPS finalizes their school schedule.

If you are planning on sending your child to our program please let us know as soon as possible, this way we can see how many slots we have available for non-members. Our priority is our current and loyal parents.

Below are our options for the memberships:



1. Full time membership:

After School / Day Camp Combination Program

Month to Month Membership

$1200 per month

Annual (10-month) Membership

$1000 per month

2. Three Days camp rate:

3 day camp ONLY Program (no after school)

Month to Month Membership

$820 per month

Annual (10-month) Membership

$790 per month



3. After School ONLY Program (2days):

After School ONLY Program (no Camp)

Month to Month Membership

$430 per month

Annual (10-month) Membership

$400 per month

[07/03/20]   Dear Kaizen MMA students and parents,

We hope your summer is going well.
We have been following Loudoun County regarding the upcoming school year and the scheduling changes! In response, we have developed a NEW program to accommodate your and your child’s needs and schedules.
This email includes the following information:
What Is Different About the LCPS 2020-2021 School Year
How Will the Kaizen MMA Kids Program Be Different
**NEW** Combination After School/Day Camp Program
After School ONLY Program
Priority Registration Open NOW!
What Is Different About the LCPS 2020-2021 School Year
The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) plan to open for in-person instruction only two days per week. On the other three days, children will have online independent study, Or they will have 4 days online instruction.
How Will the Kaizen Kids Programs Be Different?
Because of the abnormal school schedule, we will be offering an adjusted program; this program will be a combination of our After School Program and our Day Camp Program.
We will provide two days of after school care and three days of full day camp or full week camp.
Each family’s needs are different; we know that while some children will need five days per week, some children will only need after school or will only need camp day. Here’s how we’ve broken down our program to meet your needs--
**NEW** Combination After School / Day Camp Program
If your child needs full time care, we will provide After School for them two days per week (according to the LCPS schedule) and Day Camp for them on the remaining three days per week. This will be a FULL TIME MEMBERSHIP.
With a full time membership, you have the flexibility to send your child to day camp every and any day of the week!
We will coordinate with you to find out which days they will be attending school in-person if you choose to send them.
The goal of this program is flexibility!
If you decide not to send your child to school and would rather they attend camp five days per week, they can!
Whether your child attends school twice a week, once a week, or not at all, your child will have a place to go and your price will stay the same.
Alternatively, if there is a day they are regularly scheduled to attend their school but you choose not to send them, you can send them to an additional day of camp at no extra cost.
With the full-time membership, your child can attend up to five days of full day camp per week depending on their school schedule.
1. Full time membership:
After School / Day Camp Combination Program
Month to Month Membership
$1200 per month
Annual (10-month) Membership
$1000 per month
2. Three Days camp rate:
3 day camp ONLY Program (no after school)
Month to Month Membership
$820 per month
Annual (10-month) Membership
$790 per month

3. After School ONLY Program (2days):
After School ONLY Program (no Camp)
Month to Month Membership
$430 per month
Annual (10-month) Membership
$400 per month

Priority Registration Open NOW!
Currently, We have limited capacity due to CDC social distancing requirements we only have open enrollment for Combination After School / Day Camp Registrations.

THANK YOU!
If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know! OSU!

Kaizen MMA Ashburn Staff

[05/23/20]   Dear students and friends,

It has been a very difficult period for everyone. Hopefully you and your loved ones are healthy and save. We are here to support you in any way we can. We are open for camps and evening classes. Please let us know how we can help you or your kids.

[03/19/20]   Good Evening everyone,
I hope that you are staying healthy and safe. Just a friendly reminder that we are still open for classes and camps. If you want your kids or yourself to burn some energy come and join us.
We all got hit by a surprise and I can only imagine how stressful is that for every one health wise and financially. But we have to stay strong and keep going forward.

[03/19/20]   Good Evening everyone,

I hope that you are staying healthy and safe. Just a friendly reminder that we are still open for classes and camps. If you want your kids or yourself to burn some energy come and join us.

We all got hit by a surprise and I can only imagine how stressful is that for every one health wise and financially. But we have to stay strong and keep going forward.

[03/16/20]   Thanks be to god for clients as good as ours! ❤️🙌🥰

Kaizen MMA of Ashburn

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CDC Works 24/7

Dear Students and Parents,

I’m sure it goes without saying, but here at Enshin Karate/ Kaizen MMA, the health and safety of our students, families and our team is always our #1 priority, in fact, it’s the whole reason we’re here! Our students and families depend on us to help them accomplish their personal, physical, and mental goals, and we’re dedicated to honoring that mutual commitment.

We’re closely monitoring the rapidly evolving situation with the Novel Caronavirus (COVID-19), and wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about what we’re currently planning, and the steps we are taking to help protect our students, team and guests to our school.

We feel it’s important that we take rational, well informed approach, and follow the guidance of the medical experts who are charged with the responsibility of informing the public in such times, and to not proliferate fear or panic. We want our students, families and team members to be and feel safe, be on routine, continue to build a strong healthy body and immune system, keep on progress with their rank and training, and their lives to be as undisturbed as possible during this potentially stressful time.

We’ll be communicating frequently with our students, families and staff by Email, SMS text messaging, phone calls, and updates on our website to keep you informed about the status of classes. So please keep an eye out for these messages.

As of today, our plan is to continue classes as scheduled, but are taking special precautions to serve and protect our students and families even better.

Our school is professionally cleaned, and surfaces disinfected each day, however, out of an abundance of caution, we are taking further actions to re-double our efforts.

These efforts include:

Disinfectant cleaning of the mats twice a day
Disinfectant wipe down of all doors and door handles, chairs, counter tops, card racks, shoe cubbies, desks, phones, keyboards, mice, and other commonly touched surfaces at least 3 times per day
Disinfecting training equipment twice daily, and using ‘disposable’ training aides where possible (for example, we’ll use kicking ‘papers’ instead of vinyl targets, and dispose of those papers after each class).
Disinfectant cleaning of all surfaces and fixtures in the restrooms between each class
Hand sanitizers are stationed at the front counter
All staff, students, parents and guests (anyone entering the school) will be required to sanitize hands when entering the school.
Limiting Close Contact in Classes:

We’ll be limiting close personal contact in many ways for the next few weeks. As we always do, we’ll greet with a courteous bow instead of handshakes, we’ll use ‘air’ high fives, thumbs up, and other non-contact motivational tools to let you know what you’re doing well.

Instructors will limit physical contact with students when correcting technique, and we’ll be limiting student to student contact as well. For example, we’ll conduct “distance” sparring and one-steps instead of making contact, teaching longer range self-defense techniques, and temporarily eliminating grappling.

But fear not, classes will be as exciting and high energy as ever!

Potential Attendance Interruptions:

Following the CDC’s guidance, we ask that if you or anyone in your household are showing flulike symptoms, have a fever, or feel ill, stay home. In the event that any student has to miss class(es), we’ll happily provide extra make up classes, private lessons and/or extra training opportunities (with more to be announced) for them to make up any lost classes or time. We’re here to help you achieve your goals, and will go above and beyond to help you get back ‘on track’ after any absence or school closure.

We are also strongly recommending (in part, per the CDC’s guidelines)

Only attend class in a washed, clean uniform
Clean your gear after each class following the manufacturers recommendation
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Cover nose and mouth with the inside of your elbow when coughing or sneezing
Clean and Disinfect surfaces and touch points in your home often (daily)
Avoid close contact with anyone with cold of flu like symptoms
If you have flulike symptoms, stay home, and call your doctor
We recommend focusing on reliable sources of information on this topic - The Centers for Disease Control - www.cdc.gov - The World Health Organization – www.who.int .



We will continue to monitor this situation very closely, and will inform you of any changes quickly, but if you have absolutely any questions or concerns, please feel free to give us a call here at the school, or email us directly.

We’re so grateful for your continued support of our school, and our mission to create a better world, one Black Belt at a time.





Yours,



Sensei Vlado

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[03/13/20]   WHAT IS KARATE AND SHOULD WE LET OUR KIDS GIVE UP?
Karate is often a misunderstood art. More than breaking blocks of wood and mastering the high kicks of self defense, it's about discipline. And one cannot understand discipline without becoming somewhat adept at self-discipline. If we want our children to grow up embracing the virtues of self-control, respect, and confidence in themselves, then it is we as parents who have to demonstrate those same qualities to our children, and do so from about the age that they begin to walk.

Our kids learn to quit teams and music lessons, art classes and after school programs. Sometimes it is necessary, but sometimes they are bored or don’t like the coach or would just rather play video games at home. Deciding when to let your kids quit something, be it Gymboree, Little League or SAT prep, is a question that never goes away.

“The first time I let them walk away from something just because at that moment it didn’t suit them was the last time I had any credibility about endurance or resilience because the refrain henceforth would have been, “But you let me quit….”

We all have had experiences where we have given up early on something we wish we did not. We regret those experiences so let’s change that for our kids. We can let them build on that discipline to never give up and always persevere because our kids are not quitters. They want to be successful, they want to do karate, you want them to be successful, you want them to do karate. We do not want our kids to ever give up.

[03/12/20]   Dear Parents,

Loudoun County Public Schools are closed today, Thursday, March 12th through Friday, March 20th for rapidly evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus.

We are having camp to help parents that still have to go to work. Drop off will be at 7:30am and pick-up is before 6pm. We will try to keep the kids away from each other and no field trips. Please make sure you pack a lunch and two snacks.

For more questions please contact us at 703-444-5425 or send us email.



Best regards,

Enshin/Kaizen MMA Staff