The Tortoise Takes The Cake

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At our recent kyu grading, one senior members, Selina Strazzari moved up to 1st kyu.  Next step, black belt. Like most people, her karate journey hasn’t all been a smooth easy path.  There have been times when she’s moved forwards quickly and other times when it’s been hard going for her.  After the grading we

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A Page Out of Rosemarie’s Book – Determination, Effort & Enthusiasm

General, Sensei Sandra's Adventures & Life Lessons

Observing a Genuine Person With a Heart of Gold Rosemarie has been in and out of our lives for over 10 years now and watching her grow has been truly inspirational.   In the early years I knew Rosemarie mostly as a caring parent of three beautiful young children.   With every conversation and moment

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Break Through Your Challenges Today With A Rock Solid Martial Arts Program!

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It’s time to kick start Term 4 with our full training schedule (28 karate classes/week + a weekly Yoga class) at Sunshine Coast Karate.  If you have ever thought about trying martial arts and you live on the Sunshine Coast, you’ve got come along and try Sunshine Coast Karate’s Free Trial Program. Co-founding instructors Martin and Sandra

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Friday Evening Entertainment at the Dojo

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This will be my final post before going to Japan tomorrow.  The goal of this post is to share some smiles, to nail the art of adding video to a blog post and to practice adding photos to a blog post. To begin this post I would like to introduce you to our son, Steven.

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A Sneak Peek Into Sensei Sandra’s Life

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To help get a little more practice with blogging before going to Japan I thought I’d share some of the special places where I spend a lot of my time.  Many students have asked me what I do in my spare time so here is a sneak peak.  To put things into perspective, each day

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Chito-Ryu Showa

Education, Family Karate, Kids Karate, Little Champions, Parents As Coaches, Teens & Adults Karate, Video Lessons

For those of you who have been training for a while, you probably noticed that a few months ago we changed the Showa up on the wall in the dojo.  One of the most striking differences, is that we no longer have the an English translation up on the wall.  The reason for this is

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How to tie your karate belt – A step by step guide

Education, Kids Karate, Little Champions, Parents As Coaches, Teens & Adults Karate, Video Lessons

By far the number 1 question that new students ask is “How do I tie my belt?”  So to help answer that question, we put together this video to show you how it’s done in a simple step by step guide. A special tip for parents, we encourage you to learn how to do this

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Who Are The 38 Sunshine Coast Karate Students Boasting New Belts?

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‘Congratulations to all Sunshine Coast Karate students challenging for new grades over the weekend and thank you to all our parents/family members who continue to support all students on their journey to black belt and beyond’ For those students who graded on the weekend, be sure to take some time to celebrate your achievements with

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DON’T QUIT

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Here is a short poem that I stumbled across which I wanted to share with all of you.  Thank you for your continued support at Sunshine Coast Karate, and no matter what your focus/goals may be, ‘Never Give Up’. Don’t Quit ~Edgar A. Guest   When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the

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