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| 1. | Our Instructors: Sensei Robinson was a member of varioius U.S. delegations traveling abroad from 1993 - 1997. He and two other AAU National Team members won the gold medal in the WKC World Championships in Synchronized Kata. nbsp;He currently holds an Internation "R" officiating license and is a member of the AAU Referee Council. With a degree in kinesiology and an athletic background in football, track, and personal training, Sensei Robinson has "sees" relationships between movements and physiques and designs innovative training method to enhsance overall conditioning and karate performance. Sensei Yu was five-time women's national champion (1993 - 1997) and a member of three U.S. national teams. She has been teaching karate to children for 15 years and to preschoolers for 5 years. All classes are led by black belts who are undergoing or have completed a demanding two-year Instructor Certification program. | |
| 2. | Teaching Methodology: Workouts are rigorous, fun and challenging. Instructors pay a lot of attention to every karate technique, focus on the trunk of the body where martial arts strength and phsical strength is generated, promote appropriate attitude and posture, and emphasize overall fitness and conditioning. Instructors adhere to 'expecting the best' of each person while being aware of different learning styles of all adults and children, are aware of childre's degrees of maturity, and adjust for learning disability only when necessary. | |
| 3. | Style: Shotokan karate is a pure form of Japanese karate and the most widely practiced around the world. | |
| 4. | Affiliations: Amateur Athletic Union, World Karate Confederation, Traditional Karate Organization - Shotokan | |
| 5. | Results: Every adult and child in our karate program has toned up, lost body fat, and increased speed, flexibility and focus. In 6 years of operation, our dojo has won thousands of medals at various competitions, 38 national championship titles, and one junior national team member. | |