I get to be inspired by some amazing karate kids at Sunshine Coast Karate and this week was no different. As a way to share my gratitude for their presence in the dojo and in my life, I was searc...
As a young karate-ka (teenager) I kept a special folder with my karate notes, essays and grading requirement lists. Whilst I was doing a little research today I stumbled across this well worn folder...
Observing a Genuine Person With a Heart of Gold Rosemarie has been in and out of our lives for over 10 years now and watching her grow has been truly inspirational. In the early years I knew Rosema...
‘Positive’ Is Power In Your Pocket Is there any area in your life that you feel as though you are going round and round in circles? Maybe this has been something that has been eating away at you f...
This week, it would seem that my training program (based on notes from Japan) has proven to be more than enough to pull me out of my comfort zone. I’m feeling out of my depths and mid week I c...
This week I share with you how our amazing Little Champions and the message of ‘The 3 Levels of Focus’ helps me get across the line with my personal challenges as a beginner paddler (one y...
From tired to emotional to overwhelmed to wanting to quit everything and hide from the world. I think we all experience these moments at some stage in our lives. Helping our children identify when ...
As parents it is our role to guide our children to the best of our abilities. The easiest way we have found to do this ourselves is by ‘leading the way’ and choosing to be a good role model. A...
Up until a few weeks ago, one of the senior members of our dojo, Duncan was working as security guard at various Sunshine Coast night spots. In his time working security he witnessed escalating vi...
Just the other night I got off the phone with one of our karate Mums telling us about some major bullying that her kids have been going through at school since the start of the year. They’ve h...