Did you know there are over 600 muscles in the human body and you will use every one of them during an average karate class? Did you know an adult student can burn over 1000 calories in a typical one hour karate class. Many report significant weight loss during the first six (6) months of
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What is Self-Defense: the defense of one’s person or interests, especially through the use of physical force, which is permitted in certain cases as an answer to a charge of violent crime. Self-Defense is a topic that should be covered in every MMA, Krav Maga, Jujitsu or Martial Arts class. It isn’t because most places focus on sport, “fighting” or looking like
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The usual saying is “Practice makes Perfect”. My teacher goes further and says “Perfect Practice makes Perfect”. We all know that no one is perfect. I like to say we can only strive for perfection. Since we can never be perfect, we will always have some work to do. One of the seniors in our
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No one Sits on the Bench I’m not a fan of participation trophies and that’s mainly because of my Martial Arts experiences. In traditional sports you have tryouts. If you’re not one of the bigger or stronger contenders, you don’t make the team. In some cases, as long as you pay your membership dues, you
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I’ve met some great people in the realm of Karate. A lot of those people are the amazing women I train with. I have my own reasons for studying Karate as I’m sure everyone does. Some of those reasons transcend gender and are equally beneficial regardless of gender. Things like development of character, promotion of
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