Chuck Norris' Kickstart Kids with Master John Kurek

Kickstart Kids is a martial arts character development program non-profit organization, formed by Chuck Norris on August 16, 1990 as the Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation. In 1992, with the help of former President George H.W. Bush, the program was officially implemented in four schools in the Houston area: Burbank, Central, Hamilton, and Hogg. Today, the program operates in over 60 schools throughout Texas. The program is taught in mostly middle/junior high schools and some high schools. They currently serve almost 10,000 of today's youth, making a positive impact in their lives by teaching character through karate. The stated mission of Kickstart Kids is to teach character through karate to empower youth with core values, such as discipline and respect, to achieve their greatest potential. Marc Zirogiannis talks with Martial Arts Master and Chief Director of Operations, John Kurek, about the organization, its structure, its mission, and its future. The audio component of the episode is available everywhere podcasts are heard. (Some connection issues caused some slight disruptions in the stream-my apologies) To find out more about Chuck Norris' Kickstart Kids please visit:Website: http://kickstartkids.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kickstartkidsorgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kickstartkidsorg/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KICKSTART_KIDSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kickstartkidsDonate: https://give.kickstartkids.org/Support the show (https://squareup.com/store/tae-kwon-do-life-magazine/item/podcast-support-donation)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.