Karate with your Dog: why Karate is Going to the Dogs
A new children’s picture book, “The Two True Karate Kids,” includes karate and the adoption of a dog, and so the book’s publication will be celebrated with a class on Karate with your Dog. The launch party will take place Sat. Feb. 15th outside East Valley Martial Arts in Mesa, Arizona.
Read MoreKarate Photos for 2019
2019 was a great year for our dojo as you can see from our karate photos. We got back to representing traditional martial arts in the community by doing some demonstrations. We trained hard, improved our fitness and learned a lot. Here are our successes of the year in pictures. Our Little Dragons early childhood…
Read MoreTop Tips for Seniors for a Happy, Healthy Life
A variety of tips for seniors on how to ensure a healthy, happy lifestyle as you grow older.
Read MoreKarate Teaches you to Believe in Yourself
Karate teaches you to believe in yourself and I have seen that to be true whether you are one of the youngest students, a teenager, or a full grown adult.
Read MoreBreath Control for Urgent Stress Relief
This breath control technique has helped me in many stressful situation. It has also simply helped me to find relaxation. Now I’d like to share this technique with you here.
Read MoreUsing Meditation for Health
As a tool, meditation for health is powerful. Meditation helps the body to relax. Thus it relieves stress. Additionally, it lowers blood pressure. These include the most obvious of its physical benefits.
Read MoreKarate Teaches You How to Fight & How Not to
Parents considering martial arts classes are sometimes concerned about the violence of it. It’s not a bad thing for potential karate parents to be concerned that karate teaches you how to fight.
Read MoreMartial Arts High-Pressure Sales Whistleblower
I have sometimes felt that I’ve heard it all when it comes to training and schools. Including the various methods of martial arts high-pressure sales which often start out as a free class.
Read MoreWhy does Karate Cost so much?
Many people, when looking into martial arts, ask about the price. That’s a valid question. Every once in a while, they ask, “Why does karate cost so much?”
Read MoreWhy Traditional Okinawan Karate?
In its early development, traditional Okinawan karate was strictly a way to protect one’s self and one’s family, as well as the community. Good traditional schools preserve that tradition so that modern practitioners are well able to do the same.
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