Children

Karate is perhaps the best complete self defense system around! It can be used effectively by young and old, weak and strong, men, women and children, in all kinds of situations and you’re never without it. The word kara-te means empty-hand and refers to the fact that you don’t have or need a weapon, your hands, feet, arms, legs as a matter of fact most every part of your body can be a weapon for your defense… and it means that your mind is empty of negative thoughts and emotions.

Read what 12 year old Alyssa has to say about her karate training.

“ I feel safer after I started karate. One thing that made me come back was I was going to go to a new and bigger school and I knew that it was going to be different and I felt really open and noticeable so I started karate again and I feel like I can do anything. I’m not afraid of anything because I know how to defend myself and how to avoid getting into a fight. Karate has taught me a lot and I have confidence in myself just by going and doing the karate. I can do a lot of different things because I have the confidence from karate and from the skills and methods karate has taught me.”

What better gift could you give your child? Certainly not a bicycle or a skateboard or a Nintendo game – not that there is any thing wrong with these things – but they don’t in anyway compare to feeling safe and having confidence in yourself. How do you suppose Alyssa’s mom Kay feels when she reads what Alyssa said about her karate? She’s got to feel great! And you will too when your child comes home and tells you how much safer she feels.!

"Give Your Child the gift of Respect!

I hear it all the time. “You’re a black belt? Well I don’t want to mess with you.”

What do people really mean when they say this. They are acknowledging that the Black Belt is a symbol of excellence, achievement, skill, success and performance and they respect this. They realize that the person who chooses the path of Black Belt is choosing to become a better person; choosing to strengthen his or her self confidence, self esteem, and self discipline.

With ASK Karate training your child will not only get more respect from other kids and will have the skills to deal with the bullies and roughnecks of the world; but will become a better person because of it.

Relieve Your Child’s Stress!

Believe it or not, kids feel stress too. It’s not just us adults.
Stress can be defined as the build up of tension from tangible and intangible threats. In pre-historic times when your child was being chased by a Sabre-Tooth Tiger his or her anxiety was relieved when her dad killed the Tiger or she escaped and the Tiger went on his way. In modern times many of the dangers children face are not physical but emotional, psychological or financial and can create anxiety that can last for years. An older brother or sister who torments him, a bully at school who threatens him, or a few of the more popular girls who make sure that your daughter feels insignificant and ignored, the list goes on and on.
ASK Karate will train your child to focus on a target or objective and to direct his or her energies towards resolving conflicts non-violently, no matter how unnerving the circumstances maybe. And the execution of ASK Karate techniques will empty his or her mind of negative thoughts and emotions and allow him or her to act appropriately.

Your Child will Feel Great and Have More Focused Energy!

Karate students are bursting with energy and so will your child! But it will be a focused energy that will allow him or her to get her chores and homework done and still have time for play. When he or she gets done with a Karate workout he will feel great! Read what 11 year old Rebecca says about karate training and how it makes her feel. “I like karate because I feel more alive and open when and after I do karate. I get so tired during the class but afterwards I feel so energized and ready for anything that the world throws at me.”