March 1, 2019

Message of the Month

The Importance of Being Assertive

Expressing yourself in an assertive—not an aggressive—manner is the healthiest approach to handling anger. Being assertive means that you state your concerns and needs clearly and directly, without hurting others or trying to exert power over them.

Karate Challenge

The Challenge is our first all school function of the year. Students are competing for individual trophies as well as the coveted school trophy (for the school winning the most 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places in forms, fighting, and weapons). The Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, April 8th at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville.

The purpose of our intramural events (The Challenge and The Karate Olympics) is three fold: 1st— To help educate the student body on how to handle stress and pressure in a competition format, 2nd— To help raise funds for the Project Sparrow which helps with tuition for financially challenged families and 3rd—To raise funds for CPA. There is a discounted fee if you pre-register for the event.

Thank you on behalf of the families that this will benefit and I hope you will look forward to participating.

Kids Corner

How Do You Make This Your Best Year Ever?

Get into class frequently, arrive early enough for a good warm up and give your best effort and attention to learning the details. The combination of frequency and intensity are a powerful combination to seeing positive and powerful progress in your martial arts and fitness development.

Studies have shown that goals have buddies. If you achieve success in one area in life, it often propels you to success in other areas as well. This explains why 95% of junior black belts are also high academic achievers! It is also why the vast majority of adult black belt champions are peak performers in their careers and lead well balanced lives outside of the dojo.