tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78525245696765504312011-09-21T07:54:24.845+01:00This companion Blog aims to keep members up to date on events, both within Tokui Ryu and Central Scotland Karate Association.Harry Tartnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852524569676550431.post-42667677083285771392009-07-08T13:17:00.004+01:002009-07-08T14:16:22.790+01:00A UK report suggests that kids are not getting enough exercise to stay healthy. Oh really!!!<br /><br />Childhood obesity is a growing problem. Kids don't seem to be as active as they once were. Parents are afraid to let them out to play, plus there's other distractions for the kids too - video games, mobile phones, excessive homework, and so on.<br /><br />Martial arts are a great activity for children, especially those who don't excel at school sports. Martial arts offer a good way of helping kids gain confidence.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span></span>I don't think the lack of choice is a valid excuse for kids not exercising. There are plenty of dojos, dance classes, junior gyms, scouting organisations etc to choose from. Much of the time it's down to parents being too lazy to bother getting their children involved. It's too easy to plug in the playstation and leave 'em to it. (Hey, if your kids are going to have video games at least get them a Nintendo Wii, so they have to move around a bit!)<br /><br />Karate clubs offer additional benefits because they offer the social aspects too. Children get to meet kids from a different areas or different schools, and there's organised training for them. In a good, safe club where instructors have the necessary qualifications, experience, insurance, and child protection policies - you can't go wrong.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852524569676550431-4266767708328577139?l=tokuiryukarate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Harry Tartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852524569676550431.post-70727097432961355822008-03-27T22:32:00.007Z2008-03-27T23:02:29.217Z"<em>one thing was obvious: ability was not enough. To succeed you needed strength of body, and strength of mind.Our physical training took care of itself if you put the work in. The mind was a different, more challenging proposition. <br /><br />On cold winter mornings, on a muddy surface, not everyone was up for it. There's no atmosphere on the training ground unless you create it yourself. You dont win prizes on Monday morning, except the most important one: self-satisfaction. <br /><br />There's no glory here. Yet I knew that if I could push myself through the mental barriers that others baulked at, it would be an important victory. When the day's work was done, I would feel the warm glow of pure satisfaction that lies on the other side of those mental barriers you push through</em>"<br /><br /><em><strong>The autobiography Roy Keane</strong></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7852524569676550431-7072709743296135582?l=tokuiryukarate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Harry Tartnoreply@blogger.com