Karate for Kids and Adults

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I am a Martial Arts Instructor. They asked me one day: what is your profession? And I said, ' I teach martial arts. He looked at me with strange expression, laughed and said gently: what an easy profession! I, with my head high, said firmly:... I don't work in a company, but in a space where I promote knowledge and discipline in children, young people and adults. I don't discriminate, because everyone is capable and welcome. I'm not a boss, but others see me as a leader which I try to do by example.. I'm not a psychologist, but I endeavor to help everyone believe in themselves. I'm not a doctor, but I can diagnose needs and offer help. I don't have normal work hours, because while you watch tv or sleep, I'm planning for everyone to have better learning. I'm not an architect, but I help build dreams and values. I don't scold anyone. I am firm but fair and with compassion I teach them the way to succeed in difficult times of life. I don't use clay, but mold virtues. It wasn't easy to get here, it wasn't just years of practice. It was days of the week and weekends without family, skills, hard training and injuries. All this to become alone in a mirror... someone who is also fragile, who also learns, who makes mistakes and suffers. I'm an instructor - I don't just teach, I share a little of my life, my knowledge and myself. - author unknown

Have you noticed an improvement in yours or your child's level of discipline, since starting Martial Arts?

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. ~Ruth Gordon

Don't count the days, make the days count.

We just finished reading Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace's free martial arts guide: How he became the world's greatest kicker for fifty years (catchy title I know). Still can't kick as fast as the big man but it definitely helped a bit. What's the best martial arts guides you've read, and how did they help you with your technique?

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived. However, if faced with courage, it need not be lived again. ~Maya Angelou