Earn Rewards Just By Visiting Us

We are pleased to announce an exciting new rewards program to the readers of our blog called PunchTab.  

PunchTab is a free service that rewards you for visiting our site and is very simple to use.  All you need to do is sign up using either your Facebook account or email address.  You can then gain points rewards towards gift cards from Groupon, Barnes & Noble, or Restaurant.com. 

To earn points all you need to do is visit our website and Like it on Facebook, become a Fan of our Facebook Page and/or tweet us on Twitter.  You will earn 100 points for each time you visit the site (once daily), and then keep earning by just taking an active roll in our blog and sharing us with others!  You can also earn Badges for performing certain tasks by visiting our website.

So sign up today and start earning rewards points by simply sharing our blog stories and news updates with your friends!

Practice Does Not Make Perfect

" Practice Does Not Make Perfect, Perfect Practice Makes Perfect" 

Vince Lombardi

Being the avid football fan I am of the hometown Superbowl Champion New York Football Giants (has a nice ring to it), I like to watch any and all things football- regular season or off-season. You don't need to be a football fan to know who Vince Lombardi is, the impact he had on football and the impact he still has on popular culture today.  Vince was know for being a perfectionist and demanded excellence from his players at all times- on the practice field as well as on game day.  I heard this quote recently while watching a Vince Lombardi biography and it has applicability to many things, karate training included.

We Are In The News Yet Again

I am a bit late on this story but am happy to say that Way of Life Shotokan Karate was in the news yet again recently.  The Larchmont Daily was kind enough to do a short article on one of our students who was with us at the Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees meeting at the end of January.  We were at the meeting to do a short demonstration for the Board members, and to discuss the benefits of karate training for kids and adults.  Click here to read the full article.

We Are Now On Foursquare

We are pleased to announce that we are now on Foursquare. Foursquare serves as a game, pairing virtual rewards with real activities. Users earn badges as they visit different spots. Visit one location enough times and you become the mayor. You can use Foursquare to meet new friends, find out who else is in your area or compete against other people in your city.

New Edition Of The Shotokan Way

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The February edition of The Shotokan Way is available for review.  This month's edition features an in-depth interview with Elisa Au Fonseca, and an article on karate being what you make of it entitled "Sort Your Own Garden First".  The article with Elisa is a great read for all aspiring female karateka and the article from Shaun Banfield is a in-depth perspective on other articles that I have written about how people train karate for different reasons.

Please check out the latest edition and we will continue to provide you with links and resources from some of the best online shotokan resources that we have found.