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February 2019 Character Development Program, Bravery
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February 2019 Character Development Program, Bravery

brav·er·y | noun | courageous behavior or character

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View fullsize A good coach can teach you how to do something.

A great coach makes you believe you’re capable of doing it.

We’re lucky to have instructors who care just as much about the person standing in front of them as the technique they’re
View fullsize The goal isn’t to create the best karate student in the room today.

The goal is to help each student become a little stronger, more confident, more focused, and more capable than they were yesterday.

Do that long enough and some pretty incred
View fullsize Looking for something active, positive, and challenging for your child?

Karate gives students a place to move, learn, build confidence, develop focus, meet great people, and accomplish things they once thought were difficult.

Sometimes the hardest
View fullsize Kids spend a lot of time being told what they did wrong.

We want karate to also be a place where they hear:

“You’re getting better.”

“Try it again.”

“I know you can do this.”

“Nice job helping your
View fullsize Different ages.
Different personalities.
Different goals.
Different reasons for walking through the door.

One karate family. 🥋❤️

We’re grateful for every student who helps make this place what it is.
View fullsize Not all confidence is loud.

Sometimes confidence looks like standing a little taller.

Making eye contact.

Volunteering to demonstrate.

Trying without worrying who is watching.

Small changes can be big progress.
View fullsize We don’t want class to be easy.

We want it to be achievable.

There’s a difference.

The right challenge gives students a chance to struggle a little, learn something, improve, and discover that they’re capable of handling hard thi
View fullsize There’s a very specific smile students make when something finally clicks.

Maybe it took five tries.
Maybe fifty.

That moment when frustration turns into “I DID IT” never gets old.
View fullsize Good self-defense starts long before a punch is thrown.

Awareness.
Confidence.
Good judgment.
Using your voice.
Knowing when to leave.
Knowing when to get help.

Physical techniques matter, but they’re only part of what students learn.
View fullsize Discipline isn’t about being perfect.

It’s choosing to do your best even when you’re tired.

Listening when you’d rather talk.

Practicing something that hasn’t clicked yet.

Doing the little things consistently.

That&

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Callahan’s Karate Studio offers kids karate classes, teen karate classes, adult karate, practical self-defense, and family martial arts training in Bedford, MA. Located behind Bedford Farms, we proudly serve families from Bedford, Lexington, Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, Billerica, Burlington, and nearby communities.

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