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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Parents’ & Kids’ Class
Please join us for a chance to see what your child experiences in Aikido. Class will be about an hour long and then we’ll enjoy a mid-morning coffee or tea. Check out this slide show from a Parents’ & Kids’ Class back in 2007…
Gohdoh Keiko (Combined Training)
Third Tuesday of Every Month 20091216/20091217 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=3WE;WKST=SU The word “gohdoh” is made of two kanji. One is the kanji used in “Aikido”, meaning “together”, “cooperative”, “blending” only this time pronounced “goh”. The second is the kanji for “movement” or “activity.” “Gohdoh Keiko” therefore, is a joint or cooperative keiko, where different dojo come together to…
Martial Arts Scholarships
Great content here from CollegeScholarships.org…. “The practice of martial arts is a great selling point on your future professional resume. Employers regularly seek the same character traits that any good student of martial arts learns: self-discipline, determination, the ability to focus, and other strong personal characteristics.” Self-Discipline Counts in the Job Market Unfortunately the martial…
Traditional Martial Arts and At-Risk Youth
Faculty Sponsors: Steven Simpson, Recreation Management Diane Cannon, English/University Honors “Trulson found that it was the traditional elements of the martial arts training that had a positive effect on juvenile delinquents.” Here are some bits from Gail Johnson’s case study, “Traditional Karate and At-Risk Youth”. The study focuses primarily on the effects of the classes…
Case Studies: Martial Arts and At Risk Youth in Philadelphia
In her article Martial Arts Training is Changing the Lives and Futures of At-Risk Youth, Rebecca H. Martin, M.Ed., cites various case studies where youth have bettered their lives through martial arts training. Here are some of the stories… For the first three years of her life, Annie was raised in a tent in the…