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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...
Awareness as Self-Defense
One of the reasons many are interested in learning Karate is to learn self-defense. The techniques of Karate can certainly be effective...
Soji (cleaning)
The Japanese are a scrupulously clean people and Japan is a scrupulously clean country. Cleanliness and tidiness are a part of Japanese...
Women of Shotokan: Kellan Lyman
Originally published July 17, 2019 on The Shotokan Times. Wisdom does not emerge with age. It emerges with experience. Although, Kellan...
Books: They're still out there!
In the current world of Youtube, Facebook, Instragram, Twitter, etc., nearly everything is obtainable nearly instantly. And that includes...
Differences between Karate and Boxing
Karate and boxing may indeed seem to have a lot in common, and in this day and age, it is inevitable that the layman will be making...
Top 10 reasons to learn karate in 2019
'Tis the season for planning how we'll improve ourselves in 2019! If your new year resolutions include improving your physical condition,...
Karate-do and Children
Karate-Do literally means “the way of Karate.” The two Chinese characters making up the word Karate (空手) translate to “empty hand.” ...
Dojo News - September 2018
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Leilani Heno - Meditation in motion
Leilani Heno fell in love with the mindfulness and physical aspects of karate when she began training at LKA in 2009, and recently earned...
Faces of LKA: Blog
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