Logan Blakeslee, 8, of Lake Zurich practices a self defense kick on a dummy, who could be a stranger danger person, being held by head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich during a Little Ninjas Taekwondo class at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts. The class is an outlet for the kids energy and teaches focus, discipline, control, coordination, and listening. The class can be physical therapy and very importantly be fun. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich helps Max Nicholson, 6, of Lake Zurich with a punch move. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich (left center) and Sam Cornelius, 8, of Lake Zurich (right) watch Timothy Price, 8, of Fox River Grove (left) and Logan Blakeslee, 8, of Lake Zurich practice some moves. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Allison Antonio, 6, of Lake Zurich practices a punch. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Courtney Lin, 5, of Lake Barrington (front right) and other classmates copy the moves of head instructor Effie Gibson, 16, of Lake Zurich. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Logan Blakeslee, 8, of Lake Zurich does a crawl during the warmup. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Students (from left) Charlie Boncosky, 7, of Hawthorn Woods, Courtney Lin, 5, of Lake Barrington, and Cash Parmer, 6, of Hawthorn Woods, | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Students warm up by running around the floor. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich (right) leads in a pledge before and after class. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich (left) teaches Sam Cornelius, 8, of Lake Zurich a few moves. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Allison Antonio, 6, of Lake Zurich (front left) watches head instructor Effie Gibson, 16, of Lake Zurich demonstrate a kick. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Head instructor Marina Gibson, 15, of Lake Zurich (upper left) watches (from front to back) Timothy Price, 8, of Fox River Grove, Logan Blakeslee, 8, of Lake Zurich, Sam Cornelius, 8, of Lake Zurich practice their punches. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Sophia Delosreyes, 10, of Lake Zurich who is a leadership roll model (left) watches the stance of T.J. Swanson, 5, of Wauconda. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Rayaan Shaik, 5, of Lake Zurich practices various positions. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media