Black Belt Paper by Liam Lydon
Around eleven years ago my journey to becoming a black belt started when I took my first class. It was a little samurai class, I was five or six years old. There, the groundwork was laid for all the skills … Read More
Self Defense • Focus • Confidence • Respect • Self-Discipline • Honor • Fitness • Stress Reduction • Achievement • Positive Family Environment
Around eleven years ago my journey to becoming a black belt started when I took my first class. It was a little samurai class, I was five or six years old. There, the groundwork was laid for all the skills … Read More
If you face an opponent, you cannot be in mushin. There are no opponents where there are no thoughts. Topic Mushin Why do people practice martial arts? What do they want to achieve? What’s their goal? When they … Read More
Relaxation frees the heart Courage opens the heart Compassion fills the heart Topic Conscious Relaxation Relax, Focus, Relax Relaxation is a crucial component of practice. No matter what techniques we’re … Read More
What is a black belt? This question seems simple, but it is more than a just a belt. If it were as simple as wearing one, everyone would be one. What past leaders and masters of karate are really talking … Read More
I started taking karate when I was 3 and a half years old. At first, when I went to karate I would run around and have fun with my friends. Since I was so young, I wasn’t paying much attention … Read More
Karate, and this karate school, is and always has been a big part of my life. It’s where I found my passion, myself, an extended family, friends, a second home. I can remember the day that I stepped into A.T.K … Read More
When I tell people that I do karate, a common response is “Oh I did karate when I was three, then I quit.” I started karate when I was seven, and I didn’t quit. I trained every week and worked … Read More
Students training for Black Belt are required to write a paper about what their Karate training has meant to their life and what they hope to accomplish in the future. This dojo that I have trained in for the past … Read More
Students training for Black Belt are required to write a paper about what their Karate training has meant to their life and what they hope to accomplish in the future. Being part of the Academy is the thing I’ve committed … Read More
Students training for Black Belt are required to write a paper about what their Karate training has meant to their life and what they hope to accomplish in the future. When people ask me why I do karate, I say … Read More