SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Karate classes may have been canceled in the dojo but a Santee sensei is doing more than online classes for his students.
Sensei Mikey Lim with Kyisho Lim Kenpo Karate-Lim Family Martial Arts, wanted his students to feel rewarded for their at home online training during the coronavirus stay-at-home orders.
This week students left their belts outside their home, either wrapped around a tree or on the car, as Lim drove by to stripe their belts for their hard work.
“I saw people going around doing birthdays and I thought I want to do that,” said Lim.
Sensei Mikey and Simo Katherine Joy know the students are warriors and training hard.
“We want to show them that when you are working hard at home you are still going to get rewarded,” said Joy.
When the dojo closed, Sensei Mikey moved classes to Facebook Live and Zoom.
News 8 joined a Zoom class on Thursday, and they were excited to share their pride and love for the sensei after the drive-by stripes.
“I love sensei and running and I love doing karate,” said 5-year-old Lenora Boedeker.
Martial arts is also helping mom and dad with discipline during this time at home.
“It brings such a good feeling for me as a parent to be able to still train and feel normal,” said Sabria Dishon, mother.
The students, family, sensei and simo feel like warriors who can conquer this uncertain time.
“It motivates us to keep on going especially during times where everything is down,” said Lim.
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