The Karate Life Skills Program

The traditional study of karate teaches:

Self-control

Discipline

Respect

Goal Setting

Integrity

Physical Control

The aim of karate is enhancement of one’s life in total.

Who benefits from our program?

Children from kindergarten through high school who want to improve their self-confidence and interrelationships will find the program both challenging and supportive. Developing an inner-peace and increased happiness is the ultimate goal.

Karate Life Skills teaches the classical hero’s journey and the warrior’s code of life. These are lessons that have been used for centuries and develop courage and compassion.

Does it really work?

Studies have shown that karate actually decreases aggressiveness while increasing focus and building a more positive self-image. Children in this program also become more disciplined in other areas of their lives, e.g. at school and home.

Students feel better about themselves and have a more positive attitude toward life. The training is both physically and mentally challenging, emphasizing focus and concentration, strength and endurance, flexibility and speed, cooperation with peers, and control and timing of breath and body.

How does each class work?

Your child is beginning a very unique and exciting activity designed to enhance his/her life. Each group session will last 50 minutes and will divide into 40 minutes of karate and 10 minutes of group discussion. The goal over the course of the program is to enhance your child’s life physically and emotionally.

Every child in the program will receive an abundance of positive reinforcement and encouragement. At the end of each session, the participants should leave with a sense of accomplishment and deeper belief in themselves.

After the physical training the group will have a discussion that will blend the karate experience and philosophies with a discussion about the Hero's Journey and Warrior’s Code of Life. Paul Sweetow, knowing each child, tailors these lessons to fit with the pertinent issues that the child is facing. In this way, each participant will enhance both mind and body.