Many of our martial arts students and instructors are getting their heads shaved for St. Baldricks...

  

 

 

I have been writing lately on my amazement when young people in our academy-Johnson's TaeKwonDo & Leadership Academy- step up to do good in their communities. This is just another fine example of that. Seven of our brave students have committed to shaving their heads to stand in solidairity with children who are stricken with cancer. The St. Baldricks Foundation  is an organization that provides millions of dollars each year for fellowships and research grants involving childhood cancer research. They are able to give funding through the acts of "brave" souls who vow to get their heads shaved in return for pledges to the foundation.

Johnson's TaeKwonDo Academy is consistently trying to get its students to take their skills out of the dojang and to put them to use in the world.

 

Our martial arts academy in Cary, North Carolina has 7 students and instructors that have committed to shaving their heads for childhood cancer research. We have some very young students who have signed up and also a teenage girl.

 

Marissa Jenkins is our only female to commit to the brave act of shaving her hair to support childhood cancer research. Marissa is a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo and also an instructor at Johnson's TaeKwonDo Academy including a teenage girl. Everyone shows a little courage in order to commit to this project, but for a female to do so is a noble feat. A teenage girl often identifies herself through her hair. It shows high self-confidence and a positive self-image.

 

 I am proud of all of the martial arts students that I have brought along on this journey. It is a very rewarding one indeed.

 

 

Johnson's TaeKwonDo Academy - beyond any karate school in Cary, Apex, Morrisville, or Raleigh that you have ever seen!