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4 Home Exercises To Help With Your Karate Skills
Karate training does not have to stop at the dojo doors! Achieving the dream of becoming a black belt takes years of determination, goal-setting, and of course, proper exercise. If you are looking to elevate your karate level, you can work on yourself both inside and outside of the dojo. Here are five easy and effective home exercises to help with your karate skills.
Read MoreWord of the Month: Courage
Courage, Aristotle said, is the most important virtue because it guarantees the others…
Read MoreAchieving Goals Through Karate: How is it Different?
Much like those classic all-ages toy commercials, goal-setting benefits those aged 1 to 101. Although the goals and the process of achieving them vary with age, the core benefit is the same. Goals are a way of holding one accountable, determining what one wants in life, and keeping one on track.
Read MoreHow to Build School Confidence Through Martial Arts for 2024
Summer is in session…but the new school year is quickly approaching. It’s said that the mindset of a child in the first few months of school can really show the course that they will be on for the remainder of the school year.
Read MoreHow to Keep Kids off Their Screens in the Summer
With summer also comes a large amount of downtime. With that, it’s easy for kids to want to reach for their devices. Here are some different ways to keep kids off their screens during summer break.
Read MoreIntroducing the Douvris Wellness Centre
Gone are the days of doom scrolling, sour news stories, and disconnected media. Enter: Douvris Wellness Centre.
Read MoreHow to Best Manage and Reduce Stress Through Fitness
With a new year comes many other new things like; new goals, new challenges, and new events. Another prominent aspect that tends to come with a new year is new stress.
Read More10 Karate Terms That You Need to Know
Stemming from a world steeped with deep history and traditions, karate comes with a wealth of lingo. From movements to numbers and all in between, there’s a name for that. How many can you list? Here are 10 karate terms that every student should add to their mental martial arts dictionary.
Read MoreLearning How to Take Responsibility Through the Help of Karate
Responsibility can be shown and enacted in many forms. However, in a very general sense, it refers to the act of being accountable, learning from your actions, and having the ability for others to be able to rely on you.
Read MoreTeaching Humility Through Karate: The Importance and Benefits
Having a sense of humbleness often too comes with a sense of self-awareness of one’s capabilities. What is meant by that, is an understanding and acceptance of our strengths and limitations.
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