Ninja of the Month 2024

Mila Kirmis is Kula's April Ninja of the Month! Mila is currently a white belt, and she participates in Kula at The Girls School of Austin. Mila was nominated by her Kula instructors because she is always wanting to learn more and is super helpful! She even created her own form in class!

What Mila values most about Kula Karate are "the teachers and getting to learn something new every day." 

Mila’s favorite thing about school is her teachers, exploring new subjects, being creative, playing with friends, and just getting to be herself. When she grows up, Mila wants to be an actress, a writer, or in a profession that helps people. Mila is also involved in soccer, gymnastics, swimming, and loves cross country! She also plays the piano and violin. Mila loves her family, traveling, and helping both people and animals. Some of her favorite places to volunteer are Central Texas Food Bank, Community First! Village, Austin Diaper Bank, Pop-Up Birthday, Lutheran World Relief, Caritas of Austin, Soldiers’ Angels, as well as making cookies for first responders and cleaning up her favorite parks.

Way to go Mila for being Kula’s April Ninja of the Month!

Rayan Marwah is Kula's March Ninja of the Month! Rayan is currently an orange belt with two yellow stripes, and he participates in Kula at Mathews Elementary. Rayan was nominated by his Kula instructors because he has been so dedicated this semester and really focused in class!

What Rayan values most about Kula Karate is "how it teaches discipline and I get to learn new moves". Rayan's favorite thing about Kula class is his teachers and learning cool, new katas!

Rayan’s favorite thing about school is science, his friends, and Kula Karate. When he grows up, Rayan wants to be a scientist and a ninja. Rayan also plays baseball with Western Hills Little League.  He loves to read, and he takes guitar lessons and French lessons outside of school.

Way to go Rayan for being Kula’s March Ninja of the Month!

Kajri Sarkar is Kula's February Ninja of the Month! Kajri is currently a yellow belt, and she participates in Kula at Doss Elementary. Kajri was nominated by her Kula instructors because they appreciate that she is always the first to help and is wonderful with the younger kids. Master Wayne says she is also amazing at staying focused and working on the task at hand.

What Kajri values most about Kula Karate is "how it teaches us courage and perseverance and even though we do stuff over and over again we get better at it every day". Kajri's favorite thing about Kula class is "if you are doing something a bit below your level you learn something new that same day".

Kajri’s favorite thing about school is getting free time to talk to friends and learning lots of interesting things, especially about math. When she grows up, Kajri wants to be a biologist. Kajri also plays violin and is active in Girl Scouts.  She plans to play soccer.

Way to go Kajri for being Kula’s February Ninja of the Month!

Henry Pooley is Kula's January Ninja of the Month! Henry is currently an orange belt with one yellow stripe, and he participates in Kula at Highland Park Elementary.  He also added the Intermediate Class this semester to rank up even faster!  Henry was nominated by his Senseis because we have been really impressed with Henry and all his hard work and dedication to improving and advancing.

What Henry values most about Kula Karate is that instructors, "really pay attention to your skills and help you get better." Henry's favorite things about Kula classes are the nice instructors, the meditation time, and learning and practicing Tai Chi.

Henry’s favorite thing about school is learning math, Ms. Fowler, and Ms. JJ.  When he grows up, Henry wants to be a pianist. Henry loves spending time with his friends and family. 

Way to go Henry for being Kula’s January Ninja of the Month!