Mr. Brendon is AWESOME!
He grew up in our children's program and is still going strong in our adult classes! He is a great example for all of our Little Warriors and his little brother (who is also in our program) on the perseverance, hard work and dedication it takes to be a great Warrior and a Black Belt!
Mr. Brendon strives to teach our Little Warriors:
"To believe in themselves no matter the challenge. We teach them complicated sweeps and throws and I love watching the surprise on their face when it all works perfectly."
The kiddos love Mr. Brendon because:
Because his teaching is full of shenanigans like weird sound effects, combat rolls, and showing off
Because he knows and lives by the principle: learning isn't fun unless your teacher is having fun too
Because he is so silly and finds ways to cheer them on for every single improvement
Because he is always finding ways to teach them their test material plus bonus moves
A few of Mr. Brendon's favorite things:
Mr. Brendon (or Mr. B to his fellow staff) wholeheartedly believes that "a good burrito is the most superior food." This may sound extreme, but Mr. B doesn't do anything half way. He gives 110% in every thing he does and that is one of the things that makes him so amazing. In addition to loving a good burrito, the color purple, 'Baby Driver' the movie, and his sweetheart (who he met here actually. Talk about cute!) Mr. Brendon loves to create art with his drawing tablet and computer.
A little bit more about Mr. Brendon:
Mr. Brendon just graduated high school and was accepted into the MSU Honor's Society. We are so excited that he is choosing to get his education locally and wanting to continue helping raise Warrior's while he's in school. Mr. Brendon dreams of being a surgeon and traveling the Irish countryside. When asked about his dream super power he wished for "telekinesis because the potential for shenanigans is very high." All in all he truly is a sweet, goofy, and fun loving guy. We also loves that his hero is "my father. He grew up in poverty then managed to come up from it and serve the country, be awarded the bronze star, and continue serving as a Police Officer." That powerful example of leadership and selflessness definitely shows in everything Mr. Brendon does.
Mr. Brendon you're a rock star!
It's been amazing watching you learn and grow through all these years!
We love having you back as such a great example and "big brother" figure to our student's. We can't wait to see how far you go!
Some tiny baby Warrior pictures of Mr. Brendon just for fun:
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