Melissa recently enrolled her young son Apollo in our school. She’s an author and has donated a copy of her book to us. My wife, Connie, and I looked it over and both want to read it. Connie claimed it before I had a chance and is already deep into the first couple of chapters. Read More
CSKA SUMMER CAMP “World Class Shotokan Training Sessions” With Instructors John Hanratty, 8th Dan || Edmund Otis, 8th Dan || Kevin Warner, 7th Dan Marty Callahan, 8th Dan || Sean Meehan, 5th Dan Ahmad Kabalan, Master Champion in Jujitsu, 4th Dan June 30th 7 – 9 p.m. Karate July 1st 10 – 12 a.m. Jujitsu Read More
Marty Callahan 8th Degree Black Belt “Ooh baby baby, it’s a wild world It’s hard to get by just upon a smile. You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do, and it’s breaking my heart in two because I never want to see you sad girl.” -Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, British Read More
Marty Callahan 8th Degree Black Belt “Your life is going to be hard. It will be hard because you decided not to pay the price to become valuable and you’re left with limited options. Or it will be hard because you paid the price to become valuable. Paying the price is hard but then your Read More
June 1, 2023 Marty Callahan 8th Degree Black Belt “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” – John F. Kennedy 35th President of Read More
Do you want to help your child develop a healthy lifestyle that instills confidence and discipline? If so, enrolling them in karate is a great way to achieve this goal. But what are the benefits of doing so? Let’s take a look at five reasons why karate is an excellent choice for children. Reason #1: Read More
May 1, 2023 Marty Callahan 8th Degree Black Belt “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” – John F. Kennedy 35th President of Read More
Karate classes offer many benefits for kids beyond physical fitness; it provides them with a safe space to learn about the importance of discipline and other essential values such as respect and teamwork. With guidance from experienced instructors, kids will quickly start feeling confident in themselves as they master new techniques and discover what they’re Read More
By Shotokan Karate Leadership School in Santa Rosa, CA If you have a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), then you may be considering karate as a form of exercise to help them focus and stay active. Karate is often thought of as an activity that’s good for physical health, but did you know Read More
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Robert Ellis’ FOURTEEN SELF-DEFEATING RULES Robert Ellis argued that a small number of core beliefs underlie most unhelpful emotions and behaviors. Core beliefs are underlying rules or code which guides how we react to the events and circumstances in our lives. Over the thirty-five years Ellis worked on this cognitive level, Ellis Read More