When our schools launched virtual training the day after governor’s shut down orders, our goal was to provide consistency to students. We knew everyone was feeling uncertain, so we wanted to make sure families could be certain about at least one thing: karate. And so many of our students have said that this has been […]
Some days our kids feel like going to activities and some days they don’t. Some days we feel up to bringing them and – other days – we don’t. As parents, it’s up to us to guide our children to success, to motivate them toward the moment where they are finally in their class and […]
When I started my martial arts practice almost 12 years ago, I would rotely bow on to the floor. It was one of those rules of courtesy, like shaking someone’s hand or saying “how are you?” that I performed as part of the routine. But then one day, my instructor opened my eyes to another […]
The 7-year-old girl was beaming while she held her first place trophy for sparring in this past weekend’s karate tournament. But the words that came out of her mouth were about the kata competition, in which she came in fourth. “Mommy, I didn’t even cry when I didn’t place,” she said. The mom praised her […]
Historically, there have been a number of Commander-in-Chiefs who have studied at least one of the martial arts. Most often, wrestling has been the discipline of choice, but there have been a few who’ve gone with disciplines that originated in Asia. George Washington’s Defense Against Bullies Wrestling Washington was not the type to take an […]