The following comes from eight (8) year old Mia who had a revelation: Advancing in Karate is like getting through a maze. I truly love when people start to understand. Getting through life requires effort. It won’t always be easy. You just have to keep working. I look forward to more from our young ones!! […]
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Ladies, I might ruffle a few feathers with this one but please, hear me out and read this blog in its entirety before you shut down and stop reading. It is my opinion that most parents are disappointed with the interactions with their children. The child’s lack of ability to listen and follow instructions, the
The following information was copied from a news letter from Tozando , the martial arts equipment supplier in Japan. The Face of the Japanese Sword was sent in an email to me on August 23, 2024. I was unable to find a direct link to the article, so others could find it for themselves. The
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Memory. An interesting concept that few enough people really understand the mechanisms for. We like to think of memory as a data bank, a place where we store memories and experiences so that we can go back and relive them later. In some cases we have even named other things after the same phenomenon we
As the hot summer days are upon us, we stress even more than normal about the importance of “drinking water”. As I tell people to “drink more water”, what is enough? I know I wonder about this. The old wisdom was to drink eight glasses of water per day. That is 64 ounces or about
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As I find articles of interest, I will add them to our blog posts for others to see. When the blog is not my own, I always include a link to the original article. This will allow the reader to see further information provided by the original source. Be careful. These Rabbit Holes can getcha!
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Last November, I was gifted with the opportunity to experience Forest Therapy for the first time. I’m a nature girl, and you can often find me in the woods, but I was curious to try a new way of being in nature and see how it would be different from my own time among trees.
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What does Kime mean? To decide. A difficulty we all face on a day to day basis. Some days worse than others. The questions that occurs most often in our minds are: Can I do it? Or, should I do it? (Check out Sensei’s blog Can I, Will I, Do I want to) Usually the
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.~American Proverb A few years ago, I was a volunteer at a local animal shelter. There was one dog there that I’ll never forget. Mica was a gorgeous black lab mix who lived in a kennel with a giant red sticker
While doing my 30 minute swim before karate this morning, I suddenly realized just how many crossover movements there are in swimming and karate. There are some general benefits that can help with karate like improved lung capacity from the breathing done while swimming, the practice of keeping your hands cupped so that your thumb
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