Conflict Avoidance
Most people unfamiliar with the martial arts, believe that someone who practices karate loves to kick and punch at every opportunity that they get. I don't mean just inside the dojo....I mean outside the studio. I have had a principal of a local elementary school tell me that they don't support the martial arts, because he believes it will only lead to more violence, as kids love to kick and punch!
The fact of the matter is, when a new student puts on their white belt, they knowingly make a pledge to avoid conflict whenever possible. With their martial arts training comes discipline of body and more importantly, the mind!
The truth is, because a martial artist is more competent in protecting themselves with their self defense training, they are more confident. A more confident person walks with their head high and their shoulders back. They are much more alert and aware of their surroundings as a result. So, when they see trouble, they head in the opposite direction; or they take an alternate path.
My students know it is only when they are surrounded and escape is impossible; and they or a loved one are in danger of getting hurt, are they allowed to use their karate training. Even then, their training teaches them to end the conflict quickly and submit their attacker.
The great Samurai warriors were known not only for their fierce fighting skills, but for their great discipline. It is in this spirit that we avoid conflict whenever possible, and only use our martial arts if forced to.
Do you "live by the code"?
You may find additional information about Samurai Karate Studio by visiting our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
The fact of the matter is, when a new student puts on their white belt, they knowingly make a pledge to avoid conflict whenever possible. With their martial arts training comes discipline of body and more importantly, the mind!
The truth is, because a martial artist is more competent in protecting themselves with their self defense training, they are more confident. A more confident person walks with their head high and their shoulders back. They are much more alert and aware of their surroundings as a result. So, when they see trouble, they head in the opposite direction; or they take an alternate path.
My students know it is only when they are surrounded and escape is impossible; and they or a loved one are in danger of getting hurt, are they allowed to use their karate training. Even then, their training teaches them to end the conflict quickly and submit their attacker.
The great Samurai warriors were known not only for their fierce fighting skills, but for their great discipline. It is in this spirit that we avoid conflict whenever possible, and only use our martial arts if forced to.
Do you "live by the code"?
You may find additional information about Samurai Karate Studio by visiting our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
To anyone reading these blogs wondering if this studio would be for you, let me tell you how we think. I have a daughter that loves martial arts. She started taking Tae Kwon Do in NY when she was 5. We moved to Georgia when she was 6 and switched to American Karate. While living in Georgia she received her Red Belt only to have us once again move to South Carolina. Once we were here we found another Studio that offered American Karate so we joined her up again and she finally received her black belt. Wanting to continue her experience in the martial arts we began looking into other studios. We called up Sensei Feldt and from the beginning we had a good feeling about his studio and his practices. We have had several negative comments made to us about him starting my daughter out as a white belt, but as any good studio will tell you, when you join a new studio, there are so many different forms to actually learn that you need to start at the beginning. Sensei has always been careful to treat my child as a black belt and rewards her for her hard work and dedication to the Martial Arts. She is not treated as a white belt but as an equal. She has been made a part of the Studio family before she ever actually joined the studio. If you're looking for a studio with that family feel and an instructor that truly loves all of his kids, then Samurai Karate Studios is for you!!!!!!!
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From Sensei Feldt:
Thank you Tammy for the kind words. You have an amazing daughter who not only is a wonderful representative of the martial arts community but a great kid as well! She has incredible potential in and outside the dojo!
My master, O'Sensei Earwood, a 10th degree black belt, taught me that the martial arts is a personal journey and the color of one's belt is really not important; it is the content of their character that matters. Our belts are just testimony to a passage of time! I appreciate how supportive you and your husband have been of my teaching philosophy and I love the fact that you really "get it"!
O'Sensei Earwood, who has taught for nearly 40 years, and promoted hundreds of students, has a tradition of starting all his new students at white belt regardless of their rank from another studio or style. I am going to honor his tradition!
My goal is to develop every student that walks through my doors to their fullest potential, to be confident about themselves; and yes, be able to defend themselves if necessary! If this is a philosophy that offends anyone, I am sorry; but they probably should look for one of those studios that is more about fitness and games.
"Live by the Code"
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