Karate Arts Academy of Self Defense

"Our Mission:

is to create an atmosphere of self-discovery and personal growth, which increases physical fitness and self-defense skill, encourages the foundation of high personal standards, and empowers our students with control over self (body, mind, and spirit), thus enabling them to live a happier and more successful life.

After School Karate, A Convenience, or Necessity

There are many reasons to enroll your children in the Karate Arts, After School Karate Program. At Karate Arts, After School Karate builds self-confidence and teaches discipline which will provide a solid foundation from which your children will develop strong character. While study¬ing at Karate Arts is fun, children will be learning important lessons in values and respect that will shape how they view the world around them, and even though we teach to avoid con¬frontations, if the need arises, your children can be secure in their knowledge of how to defend themselves from physical harm. With the current events, public concern is increasing regarding the tragedy of missing chil¬dren. Not all missing children are runaways; some children just seem to vanish without a trace. We cannot always be with our children, so we must count on their intelligence and good judgment to protect them. At Karate Arts, we teach children to be alert to the world. We give them knowl¬edge to cope with the times they may find themselves in danger. We don’t necessarily expect our eight-year-old martial artists to defend themselves against adult attackers, but through martial arts training, children can learn to greatly reduce their risks for becoming victims. It is important that children learn how to spot dan¬gerous people and the lures they may use to entice them. Child abductors seek easy targets and children who appear alert are less likely to become victims. Predators look for children who walk to school alone, take shortcuts, or seem to be alienated from other children. Quite often they watch playgrounds and observe children’s play habits. Alert your children to avoid the dangers of vacant lots, alleyways, etc, on their route to and from school. The Karate Arts, After School Program is one of the best activities to increase your child’s confidence and self-esteem. These impor¬tant characteristics will identify your child as alert, ready, and not an easy target. Self-defense is a skill that goes well beyond kicks and punches. Children should be aware of the dangers, and not be afraid. Karate Arts can help achieve that goal. We pick your child up after School, they do their homework, they do their Karate, and you pick them up after work. No more rush, there is more time available for you at home, we do most of the work for you."