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Student Spotlight – Richard Wantuck
What Does Karate Mean to Me? by Richard Wantuck I was introduced to the Shotokan style of karate when I was in…

Why Shotokan Karate Just Might Be Right for Your Family
“You’re playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We…

Turning Fidgets Into Karate Kicks: Some Find That Martial Arts Ease Attention Disorders
New York Times By SUSAN SAULNY The karate class that Daniel Povzhitkov attends begins in meditative silence, then explodes into the kata,…

The Trouble With Bright Girls
For women, ability doesn’t always lead to confidence. Here’s why. Published on January 27, 2011 by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. in The…

The Effort Effect
By Marina Krakovsky According to a Stanford psychologist, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble. -James Yang…

The Psychology of Winning
Positive Self -Awareness Winners know who they are, what they believe, the role in life they are presently filing, their great personal…

Imagine Your Child 4 or 5 Years From Now
You’ve enrolled your child in our school now what will he be like in 4 or 5 years when he earns his…

Courage: The Cure for Complacency
You were born with courage. It was always with you as a small child when you were naturally curious and always pushed…

The Cost of Shyness
Excerpts from article from Psychology Today By Bernardo Carducci, Philip G. Zimbardo, published on November 01, 1995 – last reviewed on June…