Small Business Spotlight: TKE Martial Arts [Video]

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — TKE Martial Arts in Clovis is celebrating its grand opening with free bully prevention classes and deals for families.

The school in the shopping center off of Shaw and Minnewawa tries to encourage both kids and their parents to come onto the mats.

“We say families that kick together stick together,” says owner Ross Rocchi. “Whether you’re 4, 54, or 84, just get out there, do your best, have fun and feel yourself alive again.”

Rocchi says the lessons learned go beyond the mat.

“Not only does it help you with the life skills-discipline, focus, concentration, respect-it gets you in shape, makes you feel good, gets the blood flowing, and makes you alive,” says Rocchi.

Owner Russ Rocchi started training in 1976.

“We call our school a do-jong. A lot of the traditions and moves we do are in Korean because we go to my original roots, which is tae kwon do,” says Rocchi.

After opening his first martial arts school in 1994 in the Bay …