Bam Bam Martial Arts Houston

09/28/2026

I started practicing martial arts when I was in high school. More than forty years later, at 58, I’m still on the mat, still teaching, and still learning.

Martial arts has been one of the great enrichments of my life.

It has kept me strong, fit, active, and capable as I’ve gotten older. It has also given me some of my longest friendships. There is something strangely bonding about spending years throwing, grappling with, choking, kicking, and punching your friends. You test each other, struggle together, and somewhere along the way training partners become lifelong friends.

Then there is the intellectual side.

Martial arts is an ocean. Balance. Kuzushi. Timing. Distance. Leverage. Body mechanics. Angles. Strategy. After more than forty years, I can still discover something new and wonder how I never saw it before.

But as I get older, I think the greatest joy has become teaching.

My son in this picture is receiving his brown belt. Moments like this remind me that eventually martial arts stops being only about what it can give you.

You begin to pass it on.

You watch students become stronger, more disciplined, more confident, and more capable. Eventually you realize that they are acquiring many of the same things martial arts gave you.

That may be the greatest privilege of being a teacher.

You don’t just get to practice something you love for a lifetime.

You get to watch it take root in another human being.

There is a joy in learning. There is a joy in doing. But there is a special joy in passing it on.

08/04/2026

The Bam Bam double leg curriculum

08/01/2026

What is the most important subject a child can learn?

Reading, math, science, and history all matter.

But I would argue there is one subject even more important:

How to become a better human being.

That’s why, at our martial arts academy, we intentionally teach what we call the Eight Strengths of Character:

• Humility
• Integrity
• Justice
• Prudence
• Respect
• Fortitude
• Self-Control
• Charity

We organize them into a tree because visual structures help children remember. But memorization isn’t the goal.

The goal is transformation.

Through daily practice, these strengths become habits. Habits become character. And character shapes the course of a person’s entire life.

We want our students to earn black belts.

But even more, we want them to become men and women of character.

Because years from now, almost no one will remember a child’s report card.

Everyone will experience their character.

07/19/2026

07/18/2026

🥋 Black Belt Character Program: Resilience 💪

This week in our Black Belt Character Program, our students are learning one of the most important life skills of all—RESILIENCE.

Resilience is the ability to keep going when life gets hard. It’s choosing to get back up after setbacks, learning from mistakes, and becoming stronger because of challenges instead of giving up.

We’re teaching our students that:
⭐ Every challenge is a chance to grow.
⭐ Mistakes help us learn.
⭐ Excuses hold us back, but responsibility makes us stronger.
⭐ Strong minds are built through practice—just like strong bodies.

In martial arts, earning a black belt isn’t just about powerful kicks and punches. It’s about developing the character to face life’s obstacles with courage, perseverance, and confidence.

This week, ask your child:
🥋 “What is one challenge that helped you become stronger?”

The lessons we learn on the mat are the lessons we carry into life.

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05/29/2026

🥋 BLACK BELTS ARE BUILT, NOT BORN.

For the past 15 weeks, our Black Belt students have been studying one of the most influential personal development books ever written:

THE 15 LAWS OF PERSONAL GROWTH
by John Maxwell

Most martial arts schools teach kicks and punches.

We teach character, leadership, discipline, confidence, goal setting, personal responsibility, and lifelong growth.

Each week our students learn a new principle:

✅ Intentionality
✅ Awareness
✅ Reflection
✅ Consistency
✅ Curiosity
✅ Contribution
…and much more.

Because success in life is not an accident.

It is built one decision at a time.

One habit at a time.

One lesson at a time.

At Bam Bam Martial Arts, earning a black belt is about far more than physical skill. It is about becoming the kind of person who can lead themselves, overcome obstacles, and make a positive impact on the world around them.

Congratulations to all of our students who have completed this 15-week journey.

The next level of growth begins now.

🥋 One Law.
🥋 One Week.
🥋 One Better Version Of Yourself.

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