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Bruce Costa
"Welcome To Karate: Unlocking the Wisdom of the Beginner's Mind"

Welcome to Karate offers what you need to begin successful martial arts training.

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Bruce Cost introduces dojo principles, traditions, etiquette, and involvement along with technical support for :

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• Blocks

• Kicks

• Strikes

• Body Shifting

• Sparring

• Kata

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You'll benefit from clear explanations accompanied by anecdotes, history, humor and encouragement.  Sensei Costa will arm you with necessary insights before class -- and reinforce your training experiences after class -- to drive your enthusiastic return to the dojo time and time again.

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176 Pages • $18.95 softcover

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Bruce Costa, Chief Instructor

 

For well over four decades, Sensei Costa has studied Shotokan Karate and other disciplines with many of the world's most respected instructors.

 

He is a passionate teacher, successful entrepreneur, professional speaker, published writer, student of mindfulness meditation, and the father of three grown, professional, socially engaged children. 

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Our karate family welcomes you toward a most challenging and rewarding lifestyle. Read about what we can do to uncover the best version of you in our hand-made, traditional dojo. Granite Forest Dojo, or watch a 4 minute video about us.

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Our Causes:

We’ve asked ourselves: if our training is hard, what can we *really* do?

 

Take a glimpse at some of our philanthropic efforts.

There are still 1.1 billion people who can't access clean water. Our friends at Lifetime Wells International are volunteers who will put 100% of your donation toward the materials to build an entirely new well.

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GENE CHING

Gene Ching and Bruce Costa delve into the world of karate in their recent Youtube video. Check it out to learn about this fascinating martial art.

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