Franz Karate Bryan

Strong Kata training tonight in both classes!

The Basic class worked on technical refinement, power progression, and proper ex*****on.

The Advanced class drilled their highest learned Kata, focusing on fundamental retention, technical refinement, power generation, and developing a deeper understanding of the world that exists within each Kata.

Kobudo class was all about preparing for Thursday's Kobudo examinations too! Good luck to everyone testing, and make sure you practice over the next two days before the exam.

Step correct... as Sensei says! 🥋

As our students head back to school, we want to remind each of you that you are Karateka Warriors!

A true warrior is compassionate. A true warrior doesn't need to impress others. A true warrior has the courage to stand up for those who need a friend, a helping hand, or someone simply willing to care.

As you begin this new school year, be wise. Be kind. Be compassionate. Watch out for those around you. Include the student who feels left out. Encourage the one who is struggling. Stand beside someone who is being bullied. Small acts of kindness can change someone's entire day...and sometimes, even their life.

As we often say in the dojo:

"Karate isn't about punching and kicking...it's about becoming a greater version of yourself."

Go out and be the kind of warrior our world needs.

— Franz Kyoshi

Solid Kata training tonight in both classes, along with some very important advice from Franz Kyoshi.

Kata isn't learned through shortcuts. It's built through hard work, repetition, corrections, more repetition, and the determination to keep improving until you get it right. That's how we train at our dojo.

The funny thing is, the lessons don't stop with Karate. The same mindset that builds strong Kata also builds strong character, discipline, patience, and perseverance in everyday life.

Another great night at the dojo!

July is winding down, and August is heating up! 🥋🔥
We've got a busy month ahead with plenty happening both in and out of the dojo!

August Events:
🥋 August 1 – International Martial Arts Championship – Columbus, Ohio
🥋 August 5 – Kobudo Exams – Auburn Dojo
🥋 August 6 – Kobudo Exams – Bryan Dojo
🎂 August 14 – Happy Birthday to Shugoro Nakazato Hanshi!
🥋 August 14–15 – Michigan Shorinkan Camp – Sparta, Michigan
🥋 August 22 – TKA Tournament – Greenfield, Indiana

We're also excited about our new attendance tracking system! This allows us to bring back the "Dojo Rat" Award Program!
Students who maintain the required two classes per week will be entered into regular prize drawings. We'll be giving away gift cards, Karate gear, training equipment, and other fun prizes throughout the year!

And one final reminder...
September Belt Exams are right around the corner. There are no shortcuts to earning your next rank. Get busy, get training, and get to class. The students who put in the work are the ones who succeed. See you all at the dojo! 👊

Kata was on the agenda this evening and we definitely worked and improved in both classes. Advanced did a full Kata review, then individual repetitions to improve technique, ability, Kime and focus.

We topped of the night with a busy training session on Nunchaku and Sai in Kobudo as well.

What a great night of training and if, you weren't here, you definitely missed out on some invaluable insight from Franz Kyoshi!

Strong self-defense training tonight! Basic worked their requirements, focusing on mastering distancing as a tool. Advanced worked multiple attack scenarios with deep insight on effectiveness shared by Sensei.

Topped the evening off with a very thorough K**a training session. It was a great night of training at the dojo! See you all next class!

Strong peer-to-peer review in the Basic classes this evening. From what I saw, there are some pretty tough future Sensei in the making!

The Advanced class worked Hakutsuru (Crane) methods against various attacks, and Sensei tied the principles directly back to what we practice in our Kata. It made for a very eye-opening training session and showed once again that Kata is far more than just a series of movements.

We wrapped up the evening with Shugoro no Kai Kobudo training, continuing to build skill, precision, and understanding with the traditional Okinawan weapons.

A great way to finish out the week of training. Enjoy the weekend, everyone, and we'll see you all when classes resume next week!

Many times, people fail to look at how far they have come instead of focusing on how far they still have to go.

The other day, while talking with one of my students, they expressed some frustration about things going on in their life.

We sat down for a moment, and I asked them to think back to where they were two years ago when they first started training with us. We talked for quite a while and shared stories about the experiences they've had, the challenges they've overcome, and the things in training they once thought would make them quit...yet now those same obstacles seem almost trivial.

Most people fail to realize just how much Karate training changes them for the better. It's common to focus on how far we still have to go when chasing our goals, but in doing so, we often overlook all the things that have already made us stronger, wiser, more disciplined, and more capable along the way.

Students rarely notice these changes in themselves, but we as your Sensei absolutely do. We see your confidence grow. We see your technique improve. We see the discipline, the perseverance, and the person you're becoming. And nothing excites us more than watching that transformation continue as you walk your path in Karate.

Getting discouraged is something we all face...even those of us who have been training for decades.

What makes someone a true Karateka isn't that they never struggle. It's that they refuse to let those struggles define them. They don't allow challenges to hold them back or discourage them. Instead, they see each obstacle as another rung on the ladder toward becoming better than they were yesterday.

Karate has changed you...whether you've been training for a few months or a lifetime.

Stay the course.
Get to class.
Train hard.
No excuses.

And never forget to look back once in a while...because you might be surprised by just how far you've already come.

Franz Kyoshi

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