Teaching Philosophy
In Traditional American Karate, we believe that karate is KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, and ATTITUDE for the purpose of achieving personal development, self-mastery and self-defense.
We train for:
PHYSICAL HEALTH, which includes the development of:
MENTAL HEALTH, which includes the development of the following attitudinal characteristics:
People learn in a positive environment. Consequently our teaching staff will always strive to be positive in their approaches to students. We will be firm, yet kind in our dealing with students and our goal is for all of our instruction sessions to end with the students not only feeling that they have learned something new or some new application of old knowledge, but for them to come away feeling better about themselves as martial artists and as persons. This will be the result of our positive, firm and kind response to them.
In Traditional American Karate, we believe that karate is KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, and ATTITUDE for the purpose of achieving personal development, self-mastery and self-defense.
We train for:
PHYSICAL HEALTH, which includes the development of:
- greater strength
- greater flexibility
- better balance and coordination
- quickness of physical and mental reflexes.
MENTAL HEALTH, which includes the development of the following attitudinal characteristics:
- self-esteem
- courtesy
- respect for self and others
- self-discipline
- self-confidence
People learn in a positive environment. Consequently our teaching staff will always strive to be positive in their approaches to students. We will be firm, yet kind in our dealing with students and our goal is for all of our instruction sessions to end with the students not only feeling that they have learned something new or some new application of old knowledge, but for them to come away feeling better about themselves as martial artists and as persons. This will be the result of our positive, firm and kind response to them.
Santee Dojo
Trad Am Karate
8955 Carlton Hills Blvd.
Santee, CA 92071
GTM Shopping Center
(619) 596-7838
Trad Am Karate
8955 Carlton Hills Blvd.
Santee, CA 92071
GTM Shopping Center
(619) 596-7838