Are you ready? Our exciting National Martial Arts Day Celebration is coming up before you know it on Friday, October 14. This year should be even better and much more fun than last year!
We will "kick off" the evening with our Five Cities Keichu-Do Demo Team. Then we will have the Kickathon, which will raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital's efforts among the most vulnerable hurricane victims: children with serious illnesses . Have you been practicing your kicks and collecting your pledges? A special prize will be awarded to the student who has raised the most money in pledges.
That would be thrilling enough, but there will be more! We are also going to have a Board Breaking Extravaganze to raise money to benefit the Mandeville Karate Training Center in Louisiana. We will be collecting $5 for each board broken that evening, so please come prepared to be generous.
This is a great chance for your friends and family members to come out and cheer you on as you kick and break boards for some wonderful causes. We'll have refreshments and some special surprises, so everyone will have a great time!For more upcoming events, check out our website.
2 comments:
Rebecca,
Karate in general captivates the unlearned or the untrained public. There are multiple karate students that possess black belts, including numerous children. In sum, a black belt in Karate is only colored cloth. The average individual who is dedicated can earn a black belt in karate in 2.5 to 4 years. A lot of dojos sale belts. It takes much longer to procure a black belt in BJJ. You people love to advertise the breaking of boards - what is the big deal.? You don't have to powerful or possess great prowess to break boards. I used to break bricks from a very young age - it's no big deal. It is mostly for show. The best fighters in the world - the Gracies, Pride Fighters, etc, don't waste their training time breaking boards. Almost all karate sylists that enter MMA get beaten up pretty badly in just a few matches. YET, A LOT OF KARATE INSTUCTORS AND STUDENTS HAVE INFLATED EGOS; I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. THERE ARE MANY KARATE INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS THAT WOULD REALLY STRUGGLE IN A REAL STREET FIGHT. THIS WEB SITE LIKE THIS ONE MIGHT IMPRESS THE UNLEARNED, THANKS PARTIALLY TO HOLLYWOOD, BUT NOT A LOT OF US. A WELL TRAINED KARATE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE AVERAGE UNTRAINED ATTACKER, BUT THEY COULD EASILY BE SUBDUED BY A TRAINED GRAPPLER OR STRONGER OPPONENT. I USUALLY LAUGH WHEN A SMALL FEMALE APPROACHES MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE AND MENTIONS THAT SHE HAS A BLACK BELT IN KARATE. UNLESS A BLACK BELT FEMALE STRIKES A MUCH LARGER MALE IN A WEAK SPOT, SHE WILL HAVE SOME REAL PROBLEMS IF THE LARGER MALE DECIDES TO GO ALL OUT AGAINST HER. THE BEST FEMALE FIGHTER TRAIN IN MMA. HAVE FUN DEVOLPING YOUR WEB SITE - YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOU OPINIONS.
Thanks, Anonymous, for your comments and opinions. You made a number of good points. Karate does captivate the unlearned and untrained public to a certain degree, but I think that MMA and Ultimate Fighting competitions are captivating that segment of the public even more. Now, XMA is the latest captivating trend. In fact, I've discovered that a lot of people who contact me wanting to train really want to do "flash and trash" or something they have seen in a movie or on TV. They have little understanding of what serious training in karate involves.
You are also right that some dojos do little more than sell belt promotions and belts, and that there is a problem in students advancing up through the ranks too quickly, with the result that their belts mean little more than colored pieces of cloth.
Our dojo and our style is not like that. Our students are often surprised to discover just how long it takes to advance in rank, and how much they need to learn. We've discovered that students who come from other dojos often are discouraged when they don't "fly up the ranks" as they were used to doing. Not every dojo has the same standard that we do.
And you're right about board breaking. That's why we only do board breaking rarely, never in class, and only as either a fun event or --- in this case --- as a fundraiser. It can be an interesting confidence booster for some students, but frankly I think "training" in breaking is a waste of time.
I appreciated your comments about grappling. In fact, I can be fairly passionate about the topic at times; grappling and ground fighting is what initially drew me to Keichu-Do, since I tended to view karate in general with some skepticism. Now that I know more, of course, I understand the value of being trained in a well-rounded, comprehensive system --- or cross-training in several systems.
Our system was designed for smaller people to be able to defend themselves against larger attackers. As I trained more, I began to appreciate how well suited Keichu-Do is to women and children. Yes, strength and size do make a significant difference but, since we are trained in attacking vulnerable points on our opponent as well as being trained in elements of jiujitsu and street fighting, we some tools at our disposal that can help give us a much better chance than we would have otherwise.
I'm used to having people laugh when they hear I have a black belt. I enjoy a good laugh. I wouldn't have thought it possible years ago either.
Again, thanks for your opinion. I would encourage you to get to know more about Keichu-Do.
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