Posts Tagged ‘Self Defense’
We have a belt test coming up next week here at ward’s Family Karate in Colorado Springs . You want to make sure that you have your forth (green) stripe in order to test. The belt test is Monday and Tuesday (2/15 and 2/16). If you still do not have your green stripe you can get it on Monday and then test on Tuesday. Make sure that you know your self-defenses and one-steps and are ready to put on a good show.
On Saturday the 13th we have another test taking place. The Black Belt Pre-Test. This will occur at the Family Karate Center at 1:00 PM, and will be a 2 hour test. All brown belts are eligible to take this test, and I highly encourage them to do so. This is a chance for our brown belts to get a look at what the black belt test will be like.
This year we have one of our brown belts testing for acceptance into the candidate training for the Black Belt test. This is our own Keri Myers, a 6th Brown. If Keri shows well in the pre-test on Saturday she may begin six grueling weeks of training to prepare for the black belt test next month. Good luck Keri!
Is she ready for black belt? We will find out on
I know you would probably like to come and watch the test and cheer Keri on, however only Brown belts and above or family members of those testing may attend. The same goes for the black belt test. I even remember a day when all the windows in the dojo would be blacked out so no passer by could see what we were doing. Karate to this day has a bit of secrecy. Besides we don’t want some passer by to see what is going on and call 911! Along the same lines I was just telling a parent that I do not allow my students to show there skills to outsiders. It is Ok for a student to allow some one to know that they training in karate but they are not to demonstrate karate to them. That is just for our dojo, your private practice and for self defense. Like I teach my students about a knife. A blade should never be used to intimidate or warn someone off. A blade should only appear with an immediate strike.
For the black belts the most important thing is our time honored tradition of the Black Belt Spaghetti Lunch at 12:00 on Saturday. Sorry this is for black belts only. As we say “What time is the pre-test? Who cares, but lunch is at noon.”
Sincerely,
Scott Ward, Sensei
Ward’s Family Karate, LLC
Providing the finest training in Karate and Martial Arts in Colorado Springs.
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I am sorry to say that we will be closing down our Kickboxing class immediately. Our instructor Lisa is not able to continue with teaching this class at this time.
We will still be offering our eXtreme program and this is an excellent class for fitness and self defense training.
Sincerely,
Scott Ward, Sensei
Ward’s Family Karate, LLC
Providing the finest training in Karate and Martial Arts in Colorado Springs.
Web site: www.WardFamilyKarate.com
Email: scott.ward@wardsfamilykarate.com
Blog: www.wardsfamilykarate.blogspot.com
Congratulation to all of our students that belt tested on Wednesday and Thursday. Now don’t might tonight’s class for Kung Fu Friday. In an on going effect to provide the finest instruction in Martial Arts in Colorado Springs. Colorado, Ward’s Family Karate will be presenting Kung Fu Friday tonight at 6:30.
We will explore the history of martial arts, where Kung Fu came from and how Kung Fu gave birth to Karate. I will show you the difference between Kung Fu and Karate and show you the similarities.
Did you know that many of our self defense and one-step-sparring techniques are taken directly from Kung Fu. We will work with those and help you understand how they work tonight.
Then we will jump in to Eagle Claw Kung Fu. I will teach you a part of the EC3 kata. Time to get your talons out!
So don’t miss it. Don’t be late. Be at Ward’s Family Karate in Colorado Springs, CO tonight at 6:30 for some kick butt Kung Fu!
Stick around for sparring class at 7:15.
See you there!
Sincerely,
Scott Ward, Sensei
Ward’s Family Karate, LLC
Providing the finest training in Karate and Martial Arts in Colorado Springs.
Web site: www.WardFamilyKarate.com
Email: scott.ward@wardsfamilykarate.com
Blog: www.wardsfamilykarate.blogspot.com
Due to the snowy weather Ward’s Family Karate in Colorado Springs, Colorado will be Closed tonight (tuesday 12/08/09). We will not have Cardio-Fit Kickboxing or Karate Classes.
I you are part of eXtreme Fitness / Self Defense then please contact Tony Duenas at 243-3787. Tony is willing to hold class if the students want to attend. What can I say, these guys are eXtreme.
I hope to see you all in class on Wednesday. However keep check on this page for any new developments. With the current blast of weather who knows what tomorrow will be like.
Sincerely,
Scott Ward, Sensei
Ward’s Family Karate, LLC
Providing the finest training in Karate and Martial Arts in Colorado Springs.
Web site: www.WardFamilyKarate.com
Email: scott.ward@wardsfamilykarate.com
Blog: www.wardsfamilykarate.blogspot.com
I hear this all the time. I read articles or letters in Black Belt magazine where somebody (a self proclaimed expert) says karate does not work on the street. All I can say is this is such a load of bull! I know your going to say “you teach karate, of course your going to defend it”. Sure I teach karate but that is not why I defend it. I defend it because these nay sayers really do not know karate. They may be looking for a way to defend themselves and think they can learn it all in two or three months.
Karate just does not work that way. If you are getting beat up and you want take karate so you can kick so butt, probably the only butt that is going to get kicked is yours! I don’t want to discourage any of my students but it takes years to learn karate. If your wearing anything less than a brown or a black belt don’t go looking for a fight.
So I don’t sound like I am supporting my case that karate is a good art for self defense on the street. Karate is a great art for the street. Look at it’s origins. Karate is a streamlined version of Kung Fu designed to handle multiple attackers and dispatch them as quickly as possible. That sounds pretty good to me. In a karate school we are teaching much more than how to fight. We teach history, good manors, respect for others, perseverance, right attitudes, balance, how to move, how to hit, how to kick, the list goes on. You don’t learn all this overnight. I’ve been training in karate for 6 years and I know a ton, but I have still only scratch the surface of what there is to learn out there.
So why do I thing this stuff works? Because I understand the principles of karate. Everything is designed for efficiency and maximum effect. People watch us do kata and say “who is going to use a front stance in a fight” or “what could that move possibly do?” Well your right no is going to assume a front stance and start a fight. We don’t even do that in sparring. But the front stance and others are in there. Only for a split second but they are in there. Just at that moment when you need a strong foundation to land a punch or you need that stance as you shift directions. Watch any good sparring match. Don’t watch the fight just watch the feet. You will only see the stance for a split second. It works in sparring and it works on the street.
So should you learn Karate to defend yourself on the street? Absolutely. Will you be able to handle yourself in two or three months? Absolutely Not. Give me three years and you will be as convinced as I am.
You need it now! OK I understand years of training and Japanese formality is not for everyone. That OK I’ve got you covered here at Ward’s Family Karate, in Colorado Springs. Not only do we offer the fines martial arts training in Colorado in the form of karate, but we have the most effective street self defense program you will find. No belts, no uniforms, and no rules. We call this program eXtreme Fitness / Self Defense. Give us a call if you would like to be able to defend yourself is only and few months and get in the best shape of your life.
If your ready to walk down the path of the the way of the empty hand, gives us a call. We have you covered either way as Ward’s Family Karate.
Sincerely,
Scott Ward, Sensei
Ward’s Family Karate, LLC
Providing the finest training in Karate and Martial Arts in Colorado Springs.
Web site: www.WardFamilyKarate.com
Email: scott.ward@wardsfamilykarate.com
Blog: www.wardsfamilykarate.blogspot.com