Train with mum day

To celebrate mothers’ day, we had a train with mum day at our academy. We started promoting it a couple of weeks ago, and invitations were handed out last week. Most mums seemed keen, but we also sensed some hesitation.

On the day, we were amazed to see so many mums on the mat. We ran 3 classes, and in one of those classes we struggled to find enough mat space!

The classes were structured so the kids were partnered with their mums, and they were responsible for showing and teaching their mums. Warm ups and games were thrown in to ensure plenty of fun and giggles. We had mums with varying fitness levels, but all were great sports and showed they’re no pushovers.

I was in the micro ninjas class with both my children, and we had awesome fun. I deliberately stuffed up my stances and techniques, seeing if they would pick up the mistakes. They lapped up the chance to show me how things were properly done.

The dojo was buzzing with energy and laughs all morning. To top it off, we were getting feedback like “It was so much fun”, “I actually learnt something”, “Can’t wait for fathers’ day”, “We loved it”… it was wonderful.

To know that we may have given them a moment to share and remember in years to come… it totally made OUR day