Onegaishimasu, Parents,This week’s Mokuso brings back a community favourite: a message so meaningful, we felt it was worth sharing again.It’s all about helping you become the best parent you can be and ensuring your child gains the most from their training and growth, both inside and outside the dojo.Below are eight of the most powerful…
From Awareness to Action: Raising Leaders, Not Just Bystanders
Over the past few weeks at Keiko, we’ve taken a deep dive into understanding bullying — not just how to recognize it, but how to respond and rise above it. Now, it’s time to move from awareness… to action.The Real Shift: From Victim to LeaderOur focus this month wasn’t just on self-defense. It was on…
How to Help Your Child Love School and Achieve Success
At Keiko Martial Arts, we’re dedicated to helping children and parents lead fulfilling lives both in school and beyond. Our approach is rooted in the habits and mindset of successful people, which includes four key traits: 1. The right attitude (always doing your best) 2. Strong habits and discipline 3. A growth mindset 4. Consistent…
BEST SUMMER YET
Onegaishimasu Parents, Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about keeping kids learning over the summer. But just as important is building memories and family connections. Think back—what summer memories from your childhood still stay with you? Those moments stick because they were tied to strong emotions. Deep emotional experiences—belly laughs, tears, adventures—help shape a…
Attitude and Effort
Onegaishimasu Parents, Attitude and effort mean everything!!!! Your attitude determines the state of the world you live in. It is the foundation for every success and every failure you have had, and will have. It will make you or break you. It isn’t intelligence or talent that determine a child’s success….. it is Attitude…
BOREDOM IS GOOD!
Onegaishimasu Parents, Boredom is good, and I know it may sound like a broken record but children today need more than ever the three “good” stresses – Fear, Hardship, Failure and Boredom. The reason they need these more than ever is because in our high tech, instant gratification world, our children are not experiencing these…