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REGULAR HOURS
 
Regular hours for the adult classes resume effective September 1st. Please check your schedule on the Location page of the website or at the Dojo.
REMINDER!!! The school will not be open on Labor Day. 

NEW STUDENTS

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ALEX

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JALEN

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TYSHAUN

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AUDREY & SAM

AKMS Sedan Belt Test
 
Mr. Williams and Ms. Gaeddert went down to Sedan for the first belt test advancement for Cristine Warring's students. Eight of her youth put their best feet forward and did a real good job! Congratulations!
 

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Why Bother With Kata

By Pastor Marc Unger

In music, it is called a symphony; in dance, a ballet; in opera, an aria; in gymnastics, a floor routine; and in Karate, a Kata. Kata is the Japanese word for a Karate floor routine. But why bother?

Under the watchful eye of an experienced instructor, Kata gives a fairly strong indicator of an individual’s mastery of Karate.

Kata, through consistent repetitious practice, will improve the student’s stances, technique, balance, focus, speed, and power. Kata teaches combinations of techniques unfamiliar to the student but useful in defending himself. Through practice, the series of movements taught in the Kata become ingrained and reflexive. If attacked, the student responds to his opponent with a large mental encyclopedia of combinations that can set off a series of movements designed to neutralize the attack. Because the combinations have been ingrained through Kata, the student’s reaction time is less as the pre-conditioned body moves with the flow of the fight, requiring less time to think through strategy and offering the opponent less time to react. Due to the conditioning nature of Kata, the student’s cardio-vascular system is in better condition and he should be able to move through an actual fight with greater fluidity and therefore less spent energy than his opponent. In short, he should be able to outlast his opponent as he deflects the power of the attack with smoothness and grace, counter attacking and stepping away as may be necessary.

Some intangible results of Kata are also evident. The student finds his ability to memorize has increased as clearly observed by the increase in school grades of young Karate students required to learn Kata. As ability and memory increase through the use of Kata, the confidence level of the student is raised. With greater confidence comes an increased self-esteem and less insecurity that, generally speaking, makes the student less likely to be attacked because most assailants are looking for what they would consider an “easy mark.” Kata enhances self-control and causes the student to be less likely to initiate a fight and more likely to maintain control during a fight.

Marc Unger is a good friend and California based martial arts instructor.

 

Thomas Williams, Master Instructor

American Karate & Martial Science

www.americankarateandmartialscience.com

WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE
 
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. We will be conducting our annual Women's Self Defense Clinic. This is a free clinic but donations will be accepted. This class will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Student Photographs
 
If you have any digital or hard copy photos of any of our students please email copies to Mr. Williams so that he can place them on the website or put on the slide show during special activities.

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If you or your employer would like to make a donation to the school to help purchase equipment or help a disadvantaged youth take martial arts lessons please fill out this form or pick one up at the school.