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What makes martial arts and specifically the National Karate system so effective at developing great character? Read what our professional instructors and student body have to say about the National Karate training system.

I am more than you may see
I am more than you may see

A conventional childhood was a luxury that I was not able to experience. Having been born with a rare condition known as Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP, standard childhood sports and activities were simply something I was not able to participate in. RP is a degenerative condition that causes severe vision loss. It meant that sports such as baseball, football, soccer,…

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If it is to be…it is up to me
If it is to be…it is up to me

It’s funny how as adults we tell our children they can be anything they want to be when they grow up. We encourage and cultivate their want to be doctors, engineers, even space cowboys, but at what point do we stop having that same belief in ourselves? At what age do we wake up and decide that we are probably…

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Dimensions Of Martial Arts
Dimensions Of Martial Arts

The martial arts explosion I was introduced to martial arts by my grandfather. He’d take me to the neighborhood drive-in theater to watch the latest martial arts movies. I was hooked from the moment my grandfather introduced me to it. Later in my tweens, the TV series Kung Fu, starring David Carradine, portrayed a Chinese monk—Kwai Chang Caine—on a quest…

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