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Return to a Beginner's Mind
The New Year is a time for new beginnings, new possibilities, improvements, growth and New Year's resolutions. These can be in every area...
Virtual Values
Tsune ni shinen kufu seyo –“Always create and devise” is # 20 of the Shoto Niju-Kun (20 Principles of Shotokan karate) by Master...
Soji (cleaning)
The Japanese are a scrupulously clean people and Japan is a scrupulously clean country. Cleanliness and tidiness are a part of Japanese...
Update 5/28/20
Hello Everyone, I hope these words find you and your loved ones safe, in good health, and strong spirit. Many of us have seen...
Train Anywhere!
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to get more creative with karate training. Chef & Sempai Johnny Caluda improvises 50 lb sacks of...
Karate and Balance
Does this sound familiar? “I just got back from a major tournament. I won 1st place in Kata. However, I only got 2nd place in Kumite....
Dojo News: All South Karate Championships Next Saturday!!
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"I want to quit karate."
Have you ever said that? Have you ever felt that way? Even a little bit? Most probably, everyone who trains in Karate and/or has trained...
Daryl Rappold - 100% Effort
Daryl Rappold was only 10 years old when he started training in Johnny Caluda’s youth class at the original LKA dojo on Metairie Road. As...
Lisa Croft - Exercise with meaning
I had studied ballet and dance as a young girl, but I was always interested in martial arts and did not know which martial arts club to...
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