Karate for Kids
Fear
Fear Throughout my martial arts journey, I have learned several meanings of fear. Fear is a natural reaction to certain stimulus, however,…

Why You Should Let Your Child Fail The Benefits of Natural Consequences
Why You Should Let Your Child Fail The Benefits of Natural Consequences by James Lehman, MSW Watching your child fail makes you feel helpless,…

Karate and Bullying
Karate and Bullying by Greg Moody Bullying impacts as many as one in three children (or more in some studies). The impact of…

Yol-Kok – 1st half
Yol Kok Meaning: Yol Kok is the false name of the great philosopher and scholar Yi I nicknamed Confusious of Korea. …

Why I do Karate
By Lauren LaForest When people ask me why I do karate, or what made me want to try it, I have to…

Advanced Kicks
Advanced Kicks When training as an advanced student, it is important to still practice your lower level kicks as well (just because…

Advanced Basics
Advanced Basics It is important to understand when you start training in more advanced classes, and with advanced techniques, you continue…

To-San First Half
To-San is the false name of Ahn Chang Ho who devoted his life to furthering the education of Korea and it’s independence…

Form 1 – The complete Kata
https://vimeo.com/116933363 “FORM 1 IS FOR THE BEGINNER TO DEVELOP HIS OR HER TECHNIQUE INTO SMOOTH AND POWERFUL MOTION”. Recite the meaning each…

Karate – Beginner kicks
Most martial arts students love to kick! Actually even those that don’t train love to kick! It is important, however, to learn…