Episode 71. What Karate Parents Actually Go Through
The conversation
About Tonya Johnson.
Tonya Johnson sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 71, “What Karate Parents Actually Go Through”.
Tonya joined from Newport News, Virginia. She is originally from New York.
She shared a unique view of karate from the sidelines as a karate mom. Her son was almost born in the dojo, and she talks about learning to cut the apron strings and trusting the dojo family to be an extension of her.
Tonya and her husband run a nonprofit that operates an emergency food pantry, gives out free diapers and lets people experiencing homelessness do laundry, and the dojo helps by collecting cans and toys for the community.
“He literally was almost born in the dojo”
“my husband and I run a nonprofit”
From the episode
- You don't have to do karate to understand it.
- Let the dojo family be an extension of you.
- Use what you have to serve your community.
- Discipline
- Karate
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia
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