So it's been a couple days since I have been on here but I just wanted to share something. I was diagnosed with severe depression at 16 and have been fighting ever since. I came across a website called 7 cups of tea which I am a member of. it is a community for people with Mental Health Conditions and you can help others aswell as speak about your own problems. I have been part of this community for years now and everyday I dedicate an hour of my time to help other people with serious mental co

So tonight will be my 3rd session back in the dojo and I can feel the benefits already of this amazing martial art. When people think of Karate they just assume you learn how to kick and punch.... And I don't blame them. I was the same. It is only when you have practiced for some time that the bigger picture opens up. As a Karateka you are encouraged to question your spirit, your morals, your fears everything. It is known as BUDO or the self development aspect of the art and this is what truly

.... Smile the most powerful tool you have. your smile will make you your frown will break you! Remember that one and have a good day all!

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that, as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground

Ok so tonight I am going to be retraining in Karate. I first took an interest in Martial Arts from watching films of Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme when I was younger. I have studied different martial arts but have always had a fascination with Shotokan Style Karate and since leaving training 3 years ago I have been eager to return to the dojo and once again expand my knowledge as a karateka. Well tonight I am doing just that. Stepping once again into the Dojo but this time i'm not leaving