A Wonderful Testimonial About RKS
January 15, 2012
To All Family, Friends, Students, and Instructors
My sister Antoinette is a student at Robinson Karate School in Newmarket Ontario. She has been a part of the school for the past four years. Antoinette is a special young girl. She was born prematurely and because of this she has both developmental and learning disabilities. Antoinette suffers from Myopia Astigmatism and ADHD, which impairs her gross and fine motor movements as well as her attention and learning. Although Antoinette is faced with these challenges daily, she excels in her social, physical, and scholastic worlds. The environment that Robinson Karate School creates has helped facilitate these successes for Antoinette, particularly in her motor skills and social confidence.
There is a noticeable difference in how well coordinated Antoinette is now compared to four years ago. For example, because of her vision impairments Antoinette has much difficultly going down the stairs, but after four years of Karate lessons she can do hand-leg kicks in sequence and summersaults. This is a huge milestone for a young girl who has the visual impairments she does.
The instructors at Robinson Karate School are highly trained, kind, and patient individuals. They have the ability to take complex karate routines and skills, break them down into terms that both children with and without learning disabilities can understand, learn, and enjoy. I think it takes a very special group of individuals to be able to do this, especially when faced with a room of 20 or more screaming kids with all very different and unique learning styles. Antoinette is now a blue belt in Karate. She is more confident, stronger, and overall happier. For a child who has faced and will face many challenges in different areas of her life, she has accomplished much as a 10 year old. I believe that the exceptional and compassionate environment that the instructors at Robinson Karate School craft was vital in helping Antoinette accomplish these monumental achievements.
Thank You Robinson Karate School–you have helped my sister Antoinette’s motor development, social skill development, and just made her a happy and tough little girl!
Sincerely,
Dr. Alana Greco-Iaboni (HB.Sc, MA, PhD)
Clinical Research Associate
Autism Research Centre, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation
January Blowout Sale at RKS
January 8, 2012
90-Day Fitness Challenge at RKS
December 8, 2011
New Photos of Recent RKS & LKS Events!
November 25, 2011
The photos from our latest events are available on our Flickr page! There you will find four new photo Sets, including the following:
Royce and Royler Gracie – November 18-19, 2011 (79 photos)
Warriors Weekend – November 18-19, 2011 (126 photos)
David Adiv Seminar 2011 – October 18, 2011 (153 photos)
Check out more photos on our Flickr page, or start right here on TeamRKS.com, where we have posted a directory of events and albums.
Enjoy!
Do Your Holiday Shopping at RKS!
November 17, 2011
Warriors’ Weekend 2011
October 25, 2011
An unbelievable collection of legendary Martial Arts competitors and instructors will be converging on November 18-19, 2011 at Robinson’s Newmarket location.
This could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train with the best: Royce Gracie, Royler Gracie, Ganyao Fairtex, Moti Horenstein, Damon Gilbert, and Jason Gabriele. If you enroll before November 4th, you can participate in a Kevin Kearns seminar for FREE.
Click on the poster for the fine print!
Download the brochure and enrollment form.
Kevin Kearns Visits RKS Newmarket!
September 29, 2011
Robinson’s Karate welcomes back Kevin Kearns on Friday, November 4th, for a “Burn with Kearns” workout from 6:30–9:00pm. One night only, open to all RKS and LKS students….spots are filling quickly!
Kevin Kearns is the strength and conditioning coach for professional MMA Fighters including Kenny Florian, Stephan Bonnar, Alberto Crane, Marcus Davis, Daniel Gracie, Alex Karalexis, Kurt Pellegrino, Din Thomas and Joge Gurgel.
Click on the poster to view in detail. Download a registration form, or pick one up at our Pro Shop.
David Adiv Seminar, October 18th and 19th
September 29, 2011
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Canada welcomes David Adiv for a Jiu-Jitsu seminar at RKS Bolton. The date for this seminar is October 18th.
There will be a second seminar the following day, Wednesday, October 19th, at Lewis’ Karate School in Barrie.
Click on the poster to view.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu as Remedy for Bullying
September 8, 2011
We found this great article online regarding bullying:
Martin Hendricks, 12, spent a week this summer at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, Calif., in an intensive program designed to make him “Bullyproof.” He learned as many jiu-jitsu self-defense techniques as a kid can absorb in five days, he memorized a blueprint for dealing with a bully fairly and squarely, and he gained self-confidence. The first week of school he put the lessons into practice. Read the rest of the article….
Top 10 Reasons to Train in the Martial Arts
September 8, 2011
We found this great article online and thought we’d share…
Top Ten Reasons to Take Karate:
1. A lifestyle characterised by lack of physical activity and excessive inactivity (particularly television viewing and video games) can cause obesity in children.
2. Women, who are involved in one or more sports, have been found to be more successful in their workplace and life in general.
3. Participating in an activity such as karate as a family enhances the quality of family life.
4. Karate promotes camaraderie and compassion by providing a supportive and nurturing environment. The quality of interpersonal relationships between adults and youths within the caring climate, influences youths’ to optimize social behaviour while simultaneously curtailing antisocial behaviour.
5. Long-term sports participation helps alleviate anxiety related and social problems. Results show that the more formal sports participation and the longer the participation, the lower the scores on Externalizing Problems, Social Problems, Aggression Problems, and Delinquency Problems.
6. Karate can help children in developing a strong moral code. Children and youth need to develop their own moral code so they will consciously choose to behave ethically.
7. Cardiovascular fitness and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) are closely related to abdominal obesity. Present studies demonstrate that cardiovascular fitness and abdominal obesity each are independently and strongly associated with individual CVD risk factors.
8. There are about 71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem. Karate promotes the development of confidence in children and an improved ability to deal with bullying situations.
9. Women have been found to enjoy physical exercise for both stress management and social activity. They may also be particularly receptive to capitalizing on the stress and anxiety reducing benefits of a particular exercise session, and to fostering social relationships while exercising.
10. One major reason women take self defence, is to combat the fear of violence in the world. The fear of violence, often transmitted through second-hand experiences and stories, was a major motivator for many women.
Sources:
1. The Lancet – vol. 360 August 10, 2002 – pg 475
2. http://www.sportswomenfitness.com/start-sports/benefits-of-sports-for-women/
3. Parent and child perspectives of family leisure involvement and satisfaction with family life – Journal of Leisure Research. 35.2 (Spring 2003): p163.
4. Influence of Caring Youth Sport Contexts on Efficacy-Related Beliefs and Social Behaviours – Developmental Psychology 2009, Vol. 45, No. 2, 329–340
5. The effects of sports participation on young adolescents’ emotional well-being – Adolescence. 41.162 (Summer 2006): p369.
6. http://knowledgex.camh.net/educators/elementary/aggressive_behaviour/Pages/bullying.aspx
7. Fitness and abdominal obesity are independently associated with cardiovascular risk – Journal of Internal Medicine vol. 266 issue 6. May 31, 2009
8. www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org, www.olweus.org
9. Factors in Women’s Maintenance of Vigorous or Moderate Physical Activity – WSPAJ Vol. 12, No. 1 Spring 2003
10. Why Do Women Take Self-Defence Classes? – Jocelyn A. Hollander- Violence Against Women April 2010 Vol. 16 No. 4
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