Prior to entering the program with Martial Arts USA, our son was struggling in school. He had a hard time focusing in class so he was not getting his work done and was distracting other children. Being the rambunctious boy he is, it was hard for him to sit still and be quiet during class, and so his classwork suffered. The teacher, my husband and I were concerned for him and what would happen if things continued. So… something had to change. We placed our son in the Martial Arts USA program 5 months ago (at month 4 we placed him in the leadership program) and we have seen a tremendous turn around in both his behavior and his classwork. Our son is able to sit in class and do his work quietly, he is not distracting other children anymore and his report card showed all high marks including the note from the teacher stating he was doing excellent!