I sent this out today the the students, parents, and affiliates of our school that have already committed to being on this year’s team. I know that some others of you have expressed interest in taking on this challenge but are still on the fence. That’s ok. We only have 4 spots open (I’m only allowed to include 10 people …
Okinawa – The Real Fountain of Youth?
“At seventy you are but a child, at eighty you are merely a youth, and at ninety if the ancestors invite you into heaven, ask them to wait until you are one hundred… and then you might consider it.” This ancient Okinawan proverb rests on a stone marker in Ogimi, a small village typical of Northern Okinawa. This phrase could …
Karate kids to ‘Trick-or-treat’ for donations benefiting Sacramento Food Bank
Karate kids to ‘Trick-or-treat’ for donations benefiting Sacramento Food Bank Special Thanks to Valley Community Newspapers This Halloween if you are responding to the throngs of children seeking a candy hand-out, you might want to be prepared for what karate kids from Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento will be asking for this year. The students are teaming up with the …
Sacramento Karate Kid Collects over 1000 Diapers for Families in Need
In a quest to earn her Little Dragon Black Belt, Naomi demonstrated compassion and leadership by undertaking a considerable community service project–collect diapers for women and children in need. All collected packages were sent to Wellspring Women’s Center where they were distributed to families in need.
Karate Kid’s Journey to Green-Belt Begins with Kindness
By BENN HODAPP / Valley Community Newspapers writer Kristoffer Brown is by all accounts a perfectly normal nine year old boy. He does homework, quarrels with his big sister and goes on vacations with his family. But this isn’t a story about what makes him ordinary, but rather what makes him extraordinary. Kristoffer Brown’s pursuit of a green belt in …
Video: Kristoffer Inspires over 325 Acts of Kindness in Sacramento
Kristoffer is a student at Zen Martial Arts. In order to test for their green belt, every student must perform a community leadership project. Kristoffer chose to do inspire 100 acts of kindness. He is just one of many Sacramento karate kids that are acting as leaders in your community.
Local Boy Tackles 100 Acts of Kindness for His Green Belt
Local boy demonstrates that the martial arts are about much more than punching and kicking by taking on a city-wide “acts of kindness” project Sacramento, CA Aug 21, 2010 – Kristoffer Brown, a 9 year old Sacramento resident, has been studying the martial arts for 14 months now. Five months ago he successfully tested for his orange belt by demonstrating …
Verbal Judo Founder Comments on our Work
Verbal Judo founder George Thompson developed Verbal Judo years ago as a way for police officers to deal with verbal insults and assaults as well as getting voluntary compliance without getting physical. With the help of ‘Doc’ Thompson and other Verbal Judo instructors we have incorporated these same lessons into our martial arts curriculum. Many of your kids have already …
Safe from Assault: Are you Oblivious or Aware?
In our classes last week we talked about awareness and how real self-defense happens long before violence actually occurs. The U.S. Marines have a system for coding and identifying the various mental states that one can be in. We can apply these same color codes to our own awareness levels so that we stay safe. Condition White – Oblivious In …
Project Idea: 100 Acts of Kindness
The Project: 100 ACTS OF KINDNESS Outline: Jane isna 10-year-old white belt. Her project is to get 10 of her friends and/or classmates at school to do 10 acts of kindness each; recording each act in log that she supplies them. Ten students doing 10 acts of kindness each, equals 100 acts of kindness! Jane and her mother will design …