Francis's black belt project is called "Friends By Heart". 

LETTING FOSTER CHILDREN KNOW THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL

Sometimes a child cannot stay with his or her first family, and is moved to a foster home or shelter. A foster child can make new friends but may be moved again to another temporary family. He or she will need to adapt to that family and make more new friends. 

We can help by welcoming all children as important and a special part of our…

Hello my name is Grace Cwynar, I am a student at Zen Martial Arts. I am a green belt candidate in the Advanced Junior class and have chosen to help the children at Shriner’s Hospital for my community service project.



Often time’s children have to wait long periods of time while in the Burn Unit waiting room at Shriners Hospital. I would like to provide decorated shoe boxes filled with fun things the kids can play with while waiting.



I am collecting shoe boxes filled with…

Our efforts in Alabama were recently spotlighted in the Inside the City and Inside East Sacramento magazines. You can view the complete April issue over at Inside Publications or download the PDF. Thank…

I made this 7-page guide to help students and families that are working on leadership and community projects. It's designed to walk you through a project from start to finish. It also describes how a student can earn star patches to put on their karate uniforms by successfully documenting their project.

I wish that someone had given me a guide like this when I was a child to help with planning all of those school projects. My wish is that students find this guide useful for any…

Kaylee, a young student at our school, was recently featured in the latest newsletter for the Down Syndrome Information Alliance. The article is below, and discusses the work that she did.

Spotlight on Local Advocates: Kaylee Dinh and Sensei Oliver at Zen Martial Arts

Mr.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:         

Mike Oliver, Lead Instructor/Owner

moliver@zenmartial.com

Zen Martial Arts (ZenMartial.com)

916-678-0565

Zen Martial Arts Kids Ask for Treats and Canned Food on Halloween

Local martial artists and the…

“WE’RE MORE ALIKE THAN DIFFERENT”

R-WORD

SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD

AWARENESS…

THE FIRST STEP TO CHANGE

Tuesday, Oct 4^th starting with the Little Dragons class we will meet the Sanchez family.

"Living life one day at a time as a family of…

By BENN HODAPP / Valley Community Newspapers writer…

Local boy demonstrates that the martial arts are about much more than punching and kicking by taking on a city-wide “acts of kindness” project

Sacramento, CA Aug 21, 2010 – Kristoffer Brown, a 9 year old Sacramento resident, has been studying the martial arts for 14 months now. Five months ago he…

10 Acts of Kindness

1. Help my dad move his office
2. Helping make dinner, and set the table
3. Helping my sister drop off lunches at the mustard seed school
4. Respecting people in the dojo and outside of it…