Leadership Skills with Martial Arts

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA There is a constant dearth of leaders in every walk of life. Everyone likes to wait around, take orders and not take responsibility for themselves or anyone else. Not everyone is born a leader, but it is a skill that can be learned with dedication and Read More

Martial Arts to Combat Childhood Obesity

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA With childhood obesity having become a national epidemic in recent decades, more and more parents are discovering that Martial Arts can be an effective solution for helping their children to keep or get their weight under control. This engaging, enduring activity offers children (and adults) a Read More

Feel Safe Martial Arts

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Most people send their children or join themselves in a karate class so as to facilitate learning of self-defense techniques. Regardless of age, this is the major reason that people are drawn towards karate. Everyone likes to feel safe as it can also give you a Read More

Healthy Social Activity

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Involving yourself in a social activity is really important to ensure healthy living and wholesome development. Social activities help you feel good while improving your well-being. In the modern world, where everybody is caught up and busy with their packed schedules, it becomes difficult to take Read More

Conflict Resolution

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Kids, especially the young ones, have the tendency of getting into unnecessary conflicts with their siblings or classmates. It creates a lot of nuisance for their mothers as well as teachers. Sometimes this problem goes out of hand and it becomes difficult for their parents to Read More

Healthy Habits

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Nowadays with easy access to technology, children are disconnected with the world of physical activity. As a result, health disorders among kids are a very common phenomenon. Children do not eat healthy food and spend their spare time watching TV and playing video games. It is Read More

Better Grades

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA It is a general belief that kids who study the most are the ones who get the best grades in school. It may be true, but research has also shown that for the overall development of the personality of a kid, it is important that he/she Read More

Clearing the Stereotypes

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Martial Arts is more than a sport. It’s a lifestyle. Whether we talk about sports, the household, and the academic life of children, Martial Arts lets your kid feel the confidence needed to solve most of the life situations. In essence, Martial Arts become a bridge Read More

Exercise and cognitive abilities

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Scientific evidence through neuro-imaging has suggested that physical activity improves a person’s cognitive ability across all ages. Age related brain tissue loss is minimized. Existing cognitive ability is improved. People can allocate more attention towards the environment. Information can be processed much more quickly.  Survival throughout Read More

Fitness and Karate

By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA Choose physical activities like Martial Arts that allow you to have fun, make friends, and push your own boundaries in a safe place. Actually enjoying the exercise alters our brain chemistry to reduce and resist stress, ultimately leading to mental clarity and better performance at all Read More