Goju Ryu
Karate Centre

t's always been a given that kids with ADHD get referred to karate, and everyone has a story about how karate helped them improve and manage their ADHD symptoms. But how? What is the magic sauce in karate that soccer, or tennis, or gymnastics doesn't have? Why does your child's pediatrician, occupational therapist or play therapist recommend the dojo?

It’s Tuesday afternoon - karate is at 4:30pm, it’s now 4pm, and your darling child, light of your life, utters the dreaded words: “I want to quit karate!” You stand there, mouth open, holding their belt in your hand, and whether that belt is yellow, or blue, or even brown, no parent wants to hear that sentence. It hits a nerve immediately: have I raised a quitter?

Gradings are tests of varying levels of formality to determine if a student is ready to progress to the next kyu (level) of their training.

At least once a month, sometimes twice a week, I'll get a phone call from a parent asking if we offer karate for their two year old. "Can...

Recently, we had our prizegiving event to celebrate the achievements of 2022, and this is the kind of moment that parents obviously want...