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August 2020 Character Development Message, INTEGRITY
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August 2020 Character Development Message, INTEGRITY

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July 2021 CDP: Self-Control
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July 2021 CDP: Self-Control

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June 2021 CDP: Respect
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June 2021 CDP: Respect

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May 2021 CDP: Confidence
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May 2021 CDP: Confidence

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April 2021 CDP: Open-Mindedness
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April 2021 CDP: Open-Mindedness

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March 2021 CDP: POSITIVITY
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March 2021 CDP: POSITIVITY

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Workout Wednesday!
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Workout Wednesday!

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February 2021 CDP:  INTENSITY!!
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February 2021 CDP: INTENSITY!!

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January 2021 CDP: GOAL SETTING!!
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January 2021 CDP: GOAL SETTING!!

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Parents Train Free in January 2021
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Parents Train Free in January 2021

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December 2020 Graduation!!!!

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Graduation!!!

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 December Character Development Message of the Month is DEDICATION!!
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December Character Development Message of the Month is DEDICATION!!

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Holiday Special

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Virtual Turkey Trot 2020
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Virtual Turkey Trot 2020

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November 2020 Black Belt Graduation
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November 2020 Black Belt Graduation

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November 2020 Character Development Message of the Month
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November 2020 Character Development Message of the Month

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October 2020 Character Development Message, COURTESY

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Outdoor Classes!

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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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Behind Bedford Farms
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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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