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What life skills does karate teach?

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What life skills does karate teach?

Karate is a Japanese martial art that focuses on the development of an individual's physical, mental, and moral aspects. It aims to improve an individual's total health and well-being. Karate necessitates a substantial amount of training time to learn, but it's worth your time not only because it teaches you a lot of valuable life skills that you can use in your daily life but also trains your body and mind Here are some of the few life skills you can learn from karate: Perseverance One of the most significant life lessons we must learn is the importance of building...

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10 Health Benefits of Martial Arts

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10 Health Benefits of Martial Arts

When we talk about martial arts, it almost always involves the core values of discipline, confidence, patience, integrity, goal-orientedness, and most especially - respect. Respect is one of the key virtues in martial arts that all students must learn and practice both on and off the mat.  To respect people, you must first understand what it means and why it is important. And today’s generation needs to learn about respect. Here are five ways how martial arts teaches respect to its students:  Admiration for Leaders When you begin training, you are taught about the different rankings in martial arts and...

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6 Signs that Martial Arts has Taken Over Your Life

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6 Signs that Martial Arts has Taken Over Your Life

Living a martial artist’s life isn’t always rainbows and butterflies. There are certain rules you must remember as a martial artist. There are disciplines to follow and one of which is to always bring respect, honor, and discipline wherever you go.  Despite that, having martial arts in your life will help you be more focused, goal-oriented, and apply all the things you learned from training to the real world. Here are 6 signs that martial arts have truly taken over your everyday life: Training, Training, Training As a martial artist, training is not an option. It is a necessity. To...

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5 Ways to Improve your Motivation for Training

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5 Ways to Improve your Motivation for Training

“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat” - Richard Marcinko Motivation, it is something that we all need as humans. Having motivation for martial arts training will help you stay focused on your practice and achieve future goals. It is crucial to your success in martial arts as well as in your daily life.  Are you losing motivation in training? Below are 5 ways to improve your motivation for training and continue your martial arts journey with a little more inspiration to reach your goals and dreams. Be inspired It is normal to lose motivation...

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Mental Exercises to Help You Gear Up for Mental Training

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Mental Exercises to Help You Gear Up for Mental Training

No matter what your goals are, big or small, your mental game is your key to success, which is why it’s important to learn how you could harness great mental health to perform the best. Mental toughness is described as the ability to sustain focus and commitment in situations where you face adversity or challenges to complete a course of action. In short, it’s about never quitting and staying strong till the end. So the question is - How do we get mental strength or mental toughness? Here are THREE mental exercises that will assist you in learning how to...

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