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How to Keep Kids Off Their Screens This Summer (Without the Struggle)
Summer break = more free time. And let’s be honest—when kids have too much time on their hands, screens become the go-to. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Here are some fun and practical ideas to help your kids stay active, try something new, and make the most of their summer—without being glued to a device.
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Summer Camps at Bank Street
Join us this summer for karate summer camp taking place July 14-18!
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Word of the Month: Excellence
Excellence is a word that sounds like a destination. But it’s not. It’s a process, an evolution…
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Upcoming WKC Nationals
Come cheer on our fellow members, friends, and sensei as they compete in the upcoming WKC Nationals.
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Learning How to Take Responsibility Through the Help of Karate
Responsibility can be shown and enacted in many forms. However, in a very general sense, it refers to the act of being accountable, learning from your actions, and having the ability for others to be able to rely on you.
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Word of the Month: Responsibility
One of the important aspects of our character development program at Douvris Martial Arts is that it not only teaches students how to become responsible…
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sMILES for Amanda
A KKC Heroes Circle volunteer, Sensei Alexander and the Ottawa faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa are organizing a 5 km Fundraiser run this year for the sMiles for Amanda.
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Become A Martial Arts Therapist
Kids Kicking Cancer are looking for new Senseis to join them and teach the kids in the Heroes Circle program to breathe in the light and breathe out the darkness.
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Private Training with Patrick Gourde!!
Take your martial arts training to the next level with private Lessons from Patrick Gourde!
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Buddy Passes Now Available!
Bring a friend to class for FREE later on this month. Click below to learn dates and times.
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Teaching Humility Through Karate: The Importance and Benefits
Humility often comes with a sense of self-awareness of one’s capabilities. What is meant by that is an understanding and acceptance of one’s strengths and limitations.
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Word of the Month: Humility
Some concepts are easy to explain with words. Humility isn’t really one of them. We can talk about it – and we do, as part of our character development program – but in order to help people understand humility, we have to make sure they can experience it.
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