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Sacramento Karate Student’s Garage Sale for Front Street Animal Shelter

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Young Elise, a student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento, is hosting a garage sale in order to raise money for the Front Street Animal Shelter. The Front Street Animal Shelter is an open municipal shelter serving the City of Sacramento. They are responsible for providing animal control services and the investigation of animal cruelty. Every karate student at Zen …

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Sacramento Karate Student’s Lemonade Stand for St. John’s Program

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Young Kirana, a student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento, is hosting a lemonade stand in order to raise money for Saint John’s Program for Change. St John’s Program for Real Change is a Sacramento agency which helps women and children in crisis escape homelessness, poverty, and abuse through provision of housing, job skills, training, and employment opportunities. Every karate …

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Self-Defense – Reaction or Preparation?

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Most peoples’ concept of self-defense is simply a reaction to an assault or attack of some sort–the bad guy jumping out of the bushes, the robbery, the sexual assault. As a martial arts instructor I am certainly familiar with the importance of preparing my students for exactly these types of violence. But I believe that I would be doing a …

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Zen Martial Arts Distance Learning Camp on Good Day Sacramento

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Good Day Sacramento visits Zen Martial Arts and their Distance Learning Camp. Parents have to get to work, but their children are faced with tackling distance learning with their public school teachers. Zen Martial Arts has families covered with their in-person Distance Learning Camp. To learn more about Zen Martial Arts and their Distance Learning Camp, please visit https://zenmartial.com

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Zen Martial Arts Distance Learning Camp in Sacramento

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Sacramento Parents! We know that you have to get to work, but your child is faced with tackling distance learning with their public school teacher. We’ve got you covered with our in-person Distance Learning Camp. To learn more about Zen Martial Arts and our Distance Learning Camp, please visit https://zenmartial.com

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Owning a Black-Belt Test

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In Isshinryu, there are certain standards that must be attained before earning a new belt. My students know that I can be particularly picky about small details. I’m sure you have overheard me making sure that a student’s stance is just right or that his posture is correct. These are standards that we all must strive to achieve–they are set …