Our Mile High Karate location in Sterling Virginia has been building children's self-esteem and confidence in the Washington DC area for more than 35 years! Recently received feedback about our program: Dear Master Oliver, I think you know how proud we are of Ben and all his accomplishments - and that we owe so much of it to karate. We've always said we'd be happy to talk to any parents about the benefits we've seen. Let me remind you of some of "Ben's Story." In 3rd grade we were told, "Ben would probably NEVER do better than "C" work, and that's okay because a "C" is average." We started him on Ritalin for ADHD and Karate because it's supposed to be good for discipline. The combination was great and his grades started improving. By 5th grade he was getting B's and a few A's. In Middle School his grades were almost all A's and he had the confidence to stand up to bullies.