Yoshukai has helped me in a variety of ways. Yoshukai has helped me to be respectful to othersand myself. The way we do things such as bowing to each other, saying excuse me, and how we kiai after someone says something shows respect. That has not only helped me in karate but in daily life.

Karate has helped me work harder to accomplish my goals. When I first joined karate I wasn’tnecessarily fully committed. I didn’t know if I was going to do okay or if I was ever going to pass atest. However, when I passed my first test I felt amazing. That really pushed me to continue to trainhard and keep progressing in physical and mental training. The higher rank I got, the more I wanted to learn, and the more I wanted to get better. Karate has helped me gain confidence as well. Knowing that you know self -defense helps you walk around and be more confident that if someone grabs you can hopefully get out of it. Yoshukai has helped me breathe better as well. With my asthma, doing the deep breathing and breathing in through your nose but through your mouth has helped me to relax and calm down if I can’t breathe very well. It also builds up the strength of your lungs, as well as my overall physical strength. Going to class every Tuesday and Thursday as well as practicing often keeps your mind and body healthy and active! Over all, Yoshukai Karate has helped me in a variety of ways and I am very glad I joined karate.