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Sensei Matt Klein Asked to Write Guest Post on My Self-Defense Blog

December 12, 2010 By Sensei Matt Klein

Screenshot of My Self-Defense Blog

John Zimmer's colourful My Self-Defense Blog is one of the best in the world on the subject of martial arts.

I have once again been asked to provide a guest post at another blog. This time, John Zimmer over at My Self-Defense Blog selected my article about the effectiveness of grappling/BJJ against multiple attackers. The post is now live at Grappling/BJJ Against Multiple Attackers; Is it Effective?

John’s blog is one of the best in the world in the area of self defense and martial arts. His colourful stories about his experience as a bouncer and tournament fighter make his blog a great read for all martial artists. He is one guy that “walks the walk”, and was on the Tracy/American Kenpo Karate fighting team in the bad old days. For all you Kenpo people out there, it is a good find for some history of the Tracy branch of American Kenpo, with many of the legends and their exploits explained in great detail. Check out this page in particular. Kenpo History and Discussion.

This is one subject that gets people fired up, the discussion of grappling vs. stand-up fighting; everyone has strong opinions about it. It is sure to be an interesting topic, so please get in there and throw your opinion in the ring. All opinions are respected on John’s blog, and it does not matter if you agree with me or not. As always, I appreciate your support.

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Teaching Children Martial Arts: My Guest Post at Martial Development

August 12, 2010 By Sensei Matt Klein

Screenshot of Martial Development, a very successful martial arts blog.

Martial development is one of the most successful blogs on the web.

One of the most successful martial arts blogs on the internet, Martial Development has asked me to do a guest blog. It just appeared this morning. The post entitled “Teaching Children Martial Arts: A Winning Approach”, explores the differences between teaching martial arts to children and adults. Differences include children’s learning ability, exercise capacity, sparring classes, discipline, and motivation. It is a very good article to read for any instructor who teaches children.

Chris at Martial Development put his trust in me, so I put a great effort into making this a quality post. Kenpo Freestyle tribe, please support his blog by paying him a visit, and make a comment if you wish. I am sure many of you have more ideas with respect to teaching children, so chime in. The link is here: Martial Arts for Personal Development

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Sensei Matt Klein Selected to Write Article on SuperParents Blog

June 1, 2010 By Sensei Matt Klein

Website SuperParents

The SuperParents Website--Top Resource for Parents and Families

I am pleased to announce I have been selected to write a guest post for SuperParents.com.au. This Australian website is a superb resource for anything relating to parenting, including child safety, pregnancy, health, lifestyle, discipline, and much more.

Colin Woo, the owner of SuperParents, is also a 5th Degree Black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Colin has asked me to write a post on the subject of how to support your children in martial arts. I told Colin I would be glad to write the article. The article, “How to Help Your Child Succeed in the Martial Arts (or any other sport)” will be published on SuperParents.com.au later this week. Please be on the lookout for it. It will be unique in that the viewpoint will be from that of a child.

I am very flattered that Colin picked me to write this article, and honoured to have it appear on a website of this reputation. Please have a look at the article at http://www.superparents.com.au/blog/2010/05/a-childs-perspective/ and check out the website and blog.

Update: the article is now live at http://www.superparents.com.au/blog/2010/06/children-support-sport/

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New Term Starts 16th October

September 24, 2020
Hey Kenpo Freestylers! The first week of classes for next term starts Friday, 16th October, through Thursday, 22nd October. The last week of term will end on Thursday, 17th December. It is a nine week term. Please mark your calendars! Times and dates are also posted on our website at http://www.karate-kids.com.au/locations/.

We are a COVID safe business!

July 24, 2020
All of our head instructors and a good many of our assistants have completed the MAIA course for qualification as a COVID safe business. Please be assured that we take your child’s health and safety as our highest priority. Our classes will be run safely in a clean environment. Please talk to your head instructor […]

Regular Classes Starting Soon!

July 18, 2020
Our regular classes are starting this Friday, the 24th of July through Thursday week the 30th of July. It will be a nine-week term and will continue through Thursday, 24th September. Please see our Locations page for times and dates. Welcome back returning students and we look forward to meeting all new students. Sensei Matt

Great Deals Online Kids Karate!

May 11, 2020
Great Deals Online Kids Karate! Welcome back Kenpo Freestylers! We now have pre pay options available on iKarate for our loyal students and families – with something extra… Our way of saying thank you We have been so touched by the overwhelming support for you all for our beloved Karate Club. The emails & facebook […]

Online Kids Martial Arts Starting New Term

May 3, 2020
We are pleased to announce that a new term of online kids martial arts classes is starting this week. We had an excellent turnout at the end of last term and through the school holidays and hundreds of our students were able to successfully grade to keep progressing on their martial arts journey. This has […]

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Testimonials

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mihir-joshi-kenpo-freestyle-sydneyOver the years, through Karate, I found that my confidence and self-esteem levels had sky rocketed to heights I never thought it would go. I thank Sensei Matt, and all those who have helped me in Karate, for helping me understand such values in a fun and social learning environment.
Mihir Joshi

See our Karate Success Stories Page for Mihir's story.
09/01/2014
Australia's Youth Self Defence Karate
mihir-joshi-kenpo-freestyle-sydneyOver the years, through Karate, I found that my confidence and self-esteem levels had sky rocketed to heights I never thought it would go. I thank Sensei Matt, and all those who have helped me in Karate, for helping me understand such values in a fun and social learning environment.
Mihir Joshi

See our Karate Success Stories Page for Mihir's story.
09/01/2014
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Friendly yet disciplined approach towards karate at Australia’s Youth has helped enormously. It enabled Mihir to build a sense of belonging and improved his motivation to excel. It’s amazing how learning the Martial Arts helps build confidence and improve overall personality.
Yogendra Joshi, father of Mihir JoshiImage
09/01/2014
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I like Karate because it is really fun and I love going on the weekend to see all my friends and Senseis. Karate makes me feel safe because I don’t worry about bullies at school because I know they can’t really hurt me.Tyvian-Macfarlne-Kenpo-Freestyle-Sydney
Tyvian Macfarlane

See our Karate Success Stories Page for Tyvian's story.
09/08/2014
Australia's Youth Self Defence Karate
The confidence karate has given Tyvian is amazing. He is takes pride in himself and he has matured. The focus, confidence and discipline he has gained through karate has transferred to other areas of his life such as educational tasks, looking after younger children both in and out of his family and demonstrating empathy for others.Robert-Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane, father of Tyvian Macfarlane
09/08/2014
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I owe my confidence, strength, fitness and leadership skills to Karate. It has taught me to persist with everything and that the only way to improve is to try harder.Adam-Loader-Kenpo-Freestyle-Sydney
Adam Loader

See our Karate Success Stories Page for Adam's story.
09/01/2014
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Look at what you have achieved Matt, we can’t thank you enough for your contribution to shaping these two young men. We are often complimented about the maturity of the boys and we know their Karate has played an important part in developing that maturity. Brings a tear to my eye!
loadersRobert Loader, father of Adam and Jacob Loader
09/01/2014

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