Karate Cumming GA | Meet one of our amazing, passionate instructors, Instructor Kelsey Gafford! Currently a 2nd Degree Black Belt, Instructor Kelsey shared with us what she loves about teaching HapKiDo Martial Arts!
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INSTRUCTOR KELSEY GAFFORD at choe’s hapkido Karate Cumming Ga
Hello! My name is Kelsey Gafford, and I am one of the head instructors of Choe’s HapKiDo Martial Arts in Cumming, Georgia! I have had the privilege of teaching classes and changing lives here since 2015!
Martial arts impacts a community like nothing else. While it is an extra curricular activity that allows people to train and get fit, it also allows you to dive into yourself and come face-to-face with who you are, and allows you the tools and opportunity to become the best you can be. It’s so much more than just kicking and punching.
Choe’s HapKiDo has given me the opportunity to learn and grow, while striving to be my best, and I love that I get to share that. I love that I get the opportunity to impact the lives of so many students. Examples include teaching students the importance of respect, discipline, and focus. Another area that I enjoy helping students with is helping them build the confidence and determination to handle anything that life may throw at them.
Since I started teaching, I’ve seen so many students transform and flourish through this program. There have been students who improved their focus and suddenly improved in work and school. Other students include those who practiced patience and respect, and are then able to overcome anger issues or salvage a relationship considered lost; students who transform from paralyzingly shy to confident leaders ready to take on the world. Helping a student learn to overcome challenges and succeed— to me, that’s what it’s all about.
Although I took martial arts as a child, it was not until I found Choe’s HapKiDo that it became a passion. Not only have I gotten to take part in teaching others, but I have gotten the opportunity to learn from an amazing group of teachers that have truly made a difference in my life. In every class, I strive to pass on to my students the teaching and guidance that I know has impacted my life.
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