Springfield Karate

It's not a product. You're not a customer. Martial arts & fitness are ways of life. No sales people, or teachers.Sensei, means "one who has walked the path before". Come find your path.
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"I dont like to hurt people" is a phrase we often hear. Good! We don't want violence, we train to curb it. Martial arts are what you make them. Come find what you've been missing

Is your tranquility a conscious choice, or is it merely a byproduct of your inability to fight back? Does your peace stand on its own foundation, or is it rented from the goodwill of others?

Miyamoto Musashi was a master swordsman who went undefeated in sixty-one duels, often using a wooden practice sword against lethal steel. He eventually retired to a cave to write the Book of Five Rings, a text on strategy that remains a staple for leaders today. He taught that a warrior must master all things, for a man who cannot defend his values does not truly own them.

A peaceful man must still know violence, or his peace belongs to whoever threatens it. - Miyamoto Musashi

The insight here is that harmlessness is not a virtue. True peace belongs to the person who has the capacity for destruction but chooses restraint. When you develop the strength to handle life's storms, your inner calm becomes an unshakeable possession rather than a fragile state of mind.

Kids class is back & better than ever! Memorial day was a nice break, now its time to start karate natsu gei ko (summer training).

These are the easy days you’ll wish you used to train for the hard days. Let’s go Iku yo!

I don't complain about age, because some didn't get to.
I dont say I hate America because I never held a rifle.
2mil around the park of fallen heroes, & this is just a fraction.
God bless the real martial artists who gave all.