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PC Karate Academy has an open door policy welcoming any students who wish to participate in any of it's classes no matter what their fitness levels, social background or ablement. PaulPose1small.gifPaulPose2small.gifOver the years Paul has taught successfully students with varying sport disablements, students with amputees and students with behavioural concerns. Several Doctors within the West Midlands send their patients to the Academy to improve their fitness levels, concentration, confidence, self-esteem, focus, co-ordination and improvement in their Anger management. Due to lack of exercise in children of today obesity is a concern for health professionals and parents, all classess focus on developing student's fitness levels and maintains focus on weight management through advice on nutrition and regular monitoring of student progress. PC Karate has experience in supporting parents and their children in all life challenges.

 

Sensei's Weekly Blog

21 April 2010 by Paul Campbell

A student asked me 'Sensei do you remember your first fight in a competition?, Sensei answered yes I do it was in Wednesbury somewhere and I remember I was fighting against an opponent who was massive, we bowed to begin the bout and he promptly kicked me in the head with a Mawashi Gerri( Round House Kick) - damn I thought that was a lucky kick, the award was given to my opponent we bowed again and he repeated the technique kicking me full in the face - Now I was in trouble this guy had the measure of me.
I was scared and felt out of my depth but the thought came to me that he tried to take me out the game with the second attack but I stood firm. I saw my instructor Sensei Simmons who had come to watch me standing alongside the area and felt a surge of confidence flow through me, we bowed again and I jumped into the air and punched my opponent Tobi Gyaka Zuki straight in the face knocking him onto the floor, now I felt good.
One of my senior students at that time Lincoln Williams came to me and said 'Sensei his coach I have just heard him tell the guy your fighting to kill you', I went back to face my opponent snarling as I stood in front of him 'Ousha' I shouted trying to gee myself up to contiue my fight with Goliath, at that he turned around and waved his arms to say it is not worth his while to continue.
Sensei's Proverb: Courage is not about not having fear, it is about us judging whether something else is more important than our fear.
It was I had my senior student and my Instructor watching I could not lose.

Achievement

21 April 2010 by Paul Campbell

It's difficult to inspire others to accomplish what you yourself haven't been willing to try.

Sensei's Thoughts

23 August 2009 by Paul Campbell

Important character building gained from Karate:
Self - Confidence Formula.


1. One must believe that and recite regularly that they have the ability to achieve the object of their definate purpose in life, therefore they must demand of themselves persisitent, continuous action towards its attainment. (Goal Setting)


2. One must realise the dominating thoughts of their mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality.(If one believes they cannot achieve they will not, If they believe they can they will)


3. One should be aware that through the principle of auto-suggestion, any desire that they persistently hold in their mind will eventually seek expresson through some practicle means of attaining the object the back of it. (Negativity breeds Negativity)


4. One has clear aims in their minds of definate goals in life and should never stop trying, until they have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.

 

In conclusion : We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
~ Aristotle