The new STORM team Gi's came in today. They look great! Can't wait for everyone to see them on the mat.

Self-defense classes were held at Atlanta Kick today. Several STORM team members assisted with the class to teach kids how to handle bullies at school and on the playground. It was a good refresher of points to teach on the mat during the Safety Cycle.

New red Gi's were ordered for the eight members of the AK Storm Team. The team voted to have white pants to complete the Team uniform. The red Gi jackets have a "STORM" patch and black chevrons will be placed on the sleeve to show the number of classes each team members has assisted with.

In November 2009, Atlanta Kick invited its first STORM Team members to participate in an exciting new program. The STORM Team would be a "Special Team of Role Models" that would help with Atlanta Kick's Karate program. These new STORM Team members will be Sonny Romeo, Dominic Romeo, Adam Sanders, Max Levy, Sam Levy, David Oglesby, Rob Warren and Paris Watel-Young.

In October, some of the AK staff spent a weekend at a research and development martial arts school. One thing we discovered was an elite group of promising martial artists as well as leaders. This group of students was called the STORM team, which stands for special team of role models. The storm team led the warm-ups, helped individual students and ran drills. Off the mat, they carried themselves with respect, confidence and a sense of integrity.

Atlanta kick has hand picked 8 students based on certain criteria to become the first Atlanta Kick STORM Team. They will be trained not only to teach classes on their own but to also become a leader in their schools and communities.

We will be looking out for individuals who we think have promise of becoming a storm team leader. We are very excited for this group to grow and become our next generation of martial arts instructors.