• THE CONFIDENCE to believe in themselves, even when no one else does.

• THE CONCENTRATION to center their attention on what’s important.

• THE SELF-DISCIPLINE to do the right thing without being told.

• THE INTEGRITY to live by principles and stick to their word.

• THE RESPECT to show kindness and courtesy to others.

• THE SELF CONTROL to manage their anger, to keep their hands, feet, and mouth to themselves, even when scared, angry, or upset.

• THE FOCUS to block out distractions in their life and concentrate on one thing at a time.

• THE ABILITY TO SET GOALS, to decide what they want in advance and strategically work towards it.

• THE PERSEVERANCE to keep going, even when school, work, marriage, or life gets hard.

• THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE to think in terms of opportunity and possibility, not negativity or “not good enough.”

• THE FITNESS to live a healthy, energetic life, free of the worries that come with bad exercise habits.

A Message from our Chief Instructor, Coach Charlie McShane

My name is Charlie McShane. I’m the Head Instructor at 360 Defense Martial Arts in Norwich, CT. I’ve been teaching the kids of New London county since 2002, and I think I can help you if you’re serious about equipping your child with some real life-skills.

I’ve seen it over and over again. A parent is seeing a specific problem in their son or daughter. Maybe it’s a lack of respect, inability to listen, or shyness, and they need help. They’ve tried threatening, punishment, bargaining – and none of it has worked. Within weeks of starting karate classes, the habit begins to disappear, and even be replaced by new skills.

It's happened before... a parent comes to me, holding back tears, and tells me they can’t believe what my Martial Arts classes have done for their child.

When this happens, I always wonder the same things. What would this child have been like if they’d never had the martial arts experience? If they’d never learned to truly focus or set goals? If they’d skipped this part of their development entirely and gone through life, never understanding self-discipline or self-control? Or worse, never having had the confidence to try?

Sometimes my imagination is confirmed when I run into an ex-student. Maybe they’re in high school, college, or even beyond college – and they tell me THEY can’t imagine what it would have been like to not have had martial arts in their lives. That they don’t even know where they would be today if they hadn’t had that structure and positive reinforcement as a kid.

It makes what I do at my little martial school seem very, very important. That’s why I take it seriously when someone like you comes to me looking for help...

LET'S SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S MENTAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH.