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Why Competetion is Healthy for Children

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  Healthy Competition for Kids   Healthy competition inspires kids to do their best – not just good enough.  A side from preparing them for wins and losses later in their adult life, healthy competition  helps kids develop important life skills like  resilience, perseverance and  being  more inquisitive.  They also learn how to take turns, encourage others, and develop empathy.    Competition provides feedback that we can evaluate in terms of behavioral, psychological, social outcomes and can offer a rich learning environment for kids to express and develop physical skills and personal attributes. 5 Reasons Why Competition Can Help our Children #1 I n a competitive environment, children will often push themselves harder in training and in tournaments. This extra effort results in improved fitness levels as well as setting new personal bests.  #2  Taking part in competitive activities and seeing improvement helps students to understand that giving 110% during training sessions produces
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Tips For Parents When Children Don't Want to Attend Class

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  Kids  are not naturally self-motivated. When your child’s mindset is not in the right place, even the most fun activities can be a struggle to get to. With that said, here are some strategies to help you work around lack of motivation when trying to get your kid to class. Be attentive to what your child is doing in the moment he/she is supposed to get ready for class. If he/ she is playing or having fun with a friend, then be ready for a battle. With that said, have your child participate in a chore or task that’s not as much fun around 10 to 15-minutes prior to getting ready for class .   Be attentive to your own projection of emotions as you get your child ready for class. If you are stressed, rushed, or aggravated in any way, this will project the same emotions on your child. With that said, be sure to project positive and upbeat energy as you are getting your child ready for class. Be attentive to how you respond to your child’s overall performance after class. If you are express
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Why Cardio Kickboxing is for Everyone!

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Why Cardio-Kickboxing Is for everyone? Cardio kickboxing is a group fitness class that combines martial arts techniques with fast-paced cardio. High-energy workout challenge for the beginner and advanced training athlete looking for an amazing cardio workout.  Building stamina, improving coordination and flexibility is huge benefit for all.  Burning calories as you build muscle with this fun and challenging workout is a major bonus. What is Cardio-Kickboxing An experienced instructor leads cardio-kickboxing classes by demonstrating technique combinations of punches, kicks, and knee strikes to fast-paced music. Cardio kickboxing combinations are a mix of martial arts movements including: Upper body Strikes such as Jabs, Cross punches, Hook punches, uppercuts and Lower body strikes like, Roundhouse kicks, knee strikes, switch kicks and combinations of both upper and lower body strikes. Classes also include a warm-up and cool down as well as both dynamic and static st
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How Virtual Training Can Help Karate Students during Covid-19 Isolation.

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How Virtual Training Can Help Karate Students     During this 2020 covid-19 crisis many people are struggling to find ways to keep busy while in isolation at home, businesses are forced to close their doors and parents are trying to find ways to keep some normalcy in their lives and their children's lives.   Online Virtual classrooms have become a life saver for many, creating the opportunity for businesses, parents and children to continue schooling, activities, business meetings and even to talk with friends.   Another great benefit to virtual live training can be found for karate schools. Many karate schools are struggling to find ways to stay in business while being forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak.  Karate Students  in particular as being an individual sport can benefit from Virtual Training . Here are a few examples: #1    Increased Convenience. Without the location or time limitations of a traditional classr
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How Karate Builds Courage in Adults and Children

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How Karate Helps Build Courage in Adults and Children I t’s hard to deny that those who learn karate develop many skills and strong character traits needed to take the practice seriously. From improved confidence to self-discipline and respect, the things karate teaches are so much more than just physical.  One character trait that is often ignored but is an important part of practicing karate is courage. What is Courage? Courage is a difficult behavior to master. Let’s take a step back and examine what courage means. Courage, or bravery, refers to the act of doing something even though it is frightening or “out of your comfort zone.” Perhaps your fear is standing up to a bully, starting at a new school where you don’t know anyone, or moving across the country for a better job. Whatever the problems you face, the need for courage is apparent in everyday life. For some, bravery goes hand-in-hand with confidence. The ability to do courageous things may be greatly hind
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Protect Your Heart with Karate Classes

Protect Your Heart with Karate 💓 What you may not know is that karate is great for the heart. In fact, the cardiac benefits of karate classes gives a whole new meaning to the idea of cardiovascular fitness. With that in mind, here are some ways that taking karate classes  can protect and strengthen your heart. Karate Raise the Heart Rate When training karate, the different drills can increase your heart rate, helping you build good cardiovascular endurance. Since the only real way to improve your heart’s health is by participating in activities that stress it out, karate is the perfect sport to do so. It can increase your fitness level and lower your blood pressure too. The benefit of raising the heart rate is that it oxygenates the blood, and helps promote calorie burning even after you’re done working out. People of all ages need to keep their hearts pumping, and martial arts is a great way to do it. Karate Lower Blood Pressure Did you know that a high-intensity karate
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How Karate can Benefit Children

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Karate has Many Benefits to Children Children’s Karate classes are not only great for the community but also are an amazing way to improve the lives of kids, their families and schools. This is because of the values Karate imparts to children. Some of these values include: Confidence When students work toward their goals and see themselves succeed, they begin to feel empowered with self-confidence. In this way, karate teaches children that hard work and focus can help them accomplish anything they set out to do. Kids learn how to work with their own strengths and weaknesses and how to believe in their own abilities. They enjoy increased self-assurance, a quality that makes them more confident in other aspects of life. Karate also teaches children the correct way to fail. Their instructor will warn them that they may not always win when they participate in tournaments or matches, and, on a smaller scale, they may have days when they struggle in class or find it diff
Location: 29 Wellington St S, St. Marys, ON N4X 1A4, Canada
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