A Peaceful and Free World: An Okinawan Ideal
This Guiding Principle contains some of the most powerful words in Nakamura Sensei’s instructional document. Especially considering the tumultuous struggles of Ryukyu history. Even after all of the turbulence, Nakamura O Sensei still held high the ideal of a peaceful and free world. In fact, he instructed his students (and by extension, traditional martial artists in current times) to build such a world.
Read MoreNinja Energy Food for Vigor and Cunning
Are you ready to eat for ninja energy? Here is a hyorogan recipe reconstructed from the lost annals of history, with two different cooking preparation technique options.
Read MoreRandom Testing Helps Families Prevent Drug Addiction
Learn how to administer random drug testing in your home, which is a great technique to prevent drug addiction in kids and teens.
Read MoreHow to Determine Your Child’s Ninja Smarts Safety Quotient
This quiz on Ninja Smarts is about personal safety for youth. It helps adults start important conversations which are often difficult (drug use, strangers, weapons in school). It includes positive samurai affirmations to counteract the “yucky.” The blog gives tips to parents, and gives kids a safety quotient.
Read MoreFind More Motivation Now: Be Your Own Motivational Guru
You can invest a lot of money to hear motivation in person. And it’s worth it, if what they say nudges you. But that’s not good enough.
Read MoreThe Inspirational Carole Taylor May
The story of Carole Taylor May and her karate is nothing short of inspirational. This grandma wanted to try something new after age 60. Why not karate?
Read MoreHow do It Know if My Child is Ready for Karate?
We think it very wise to first consider whether your child is ready, before enrolling them in karate. And we are happy to be a part of the decision.
Read MoreTeaching Self-Care to Kids
By teaching self-care, you help children lay the groundwork for an emotionally stable, healthy life. Follow these tips to help your kids.
Read MoreMartial Artists Together in Brotherhood
As one of very few female karateka in our dojo, and (at that time) the only adult female, I wondered what exactly it meant “to bring sincere martial artists together in brotherhood.” It was that word brotherhood that made me curious. Did it mean that I was excluded? Was this a man’s thing?
Read MoreTime Marches On: How are You Meeting It?
Do you going through the motions of life, as time marches on all over you? Or do you take the effort, each day, to bring out your best self?
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