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The Ryukyu Kingdom and Freedom
I love training in traditional karate for many reasons. One of those is the culture of the Ryukyu* people. These island dwellers have strong values that are worth learning about and promoting. One of those things that they value, and have valued highly for hundreds of years, is freedom. A History of Freedom George H.…
Read MoreTraining Inspiration: Quotes for Karateka
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. …” -Mohandas Gandhi. I’d like to add to the Gandhi quote that the only one who can change me is me. That’s because the only one…
Read MoreHow To Raise Confident Kids
It can be daunting to realize that you are your child’s most important source of learning to be confident, especially on the difficult parenting days.
Read MoreMartial Arts Student’s Checklist
No matter where a martial artist trains, it is important, if they are going to get the most out of their training, that they go to each class prepared.
Read MoreEasy Karate and a Better Training Recipe
Some people aim for easy karate. But I have a better training recipe. Some people think they will have more time to do karate while they are on Spring Break or Winter Break. They will make up for missed classes while on vacation.
Read MoreOpen Letter to Nursing Homes during COVID-19
Maybe there are some people who are finding they have extra time to spare and share because of the season of this new virus. I do hope they are sending tangible symbols of our love and respect to all of the nursing homes during COVID-19.
Read MoreStarting Early Childhood Karate
We had learned from an excellent teacher. We added all that we learned from our parenting experience in order to teach fun yet informative classes to our youngest students to promote childhood development in early childhood karate.
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 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.
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