An Open Letter to New Students
Dear New Member, Welcome to an exciting future as a student of Kinney Karate. You can be proud to be a member of a world famous Karate school. You will be receiving the best Martial Arts instruction available and we also offer many additional activities to supplement your program. As you advance in your training [...]
An Open Letter to Parents
Dear Parent, We want to make your children’s experience with Kinney Karate positive and productive. We encourage your involvement whenever possible. We will keep you informed of your children’s progress as we physically strengthen and challenge them mentally. Our unique program of work and fun is designed to build character, self-esteem, sincerity, respect, self-control and [...]
An Open Letter to Experienced New Students
Dear Student, We hope that you will be happy with Kinney Karate after your previous experience in the Martial Arts. Advanced students are very appreciative of our approach to learning that they can find only with an experienced and active coach. We work hard at keeping students challenged and demand a high level of skill. [...]
Student FAQ
How many students are in a class? A more important question is, “How competent and experienced is the instructor? ” You can learn more in 5 minutes from a talented instructor than in 5 hours with a mediocre instructor – no matter what the size of the class. Good instructors prefer a mix of belt [...]
Beginning Karate: Kicking the Myth
By Michael Kinney With frightening ease the karate expert destroys his enemies with flying kicks, punches and piercing screams– and the thrilled movie audience leaves the theater with another distorted image of martial arts training. To the dismay of most professional karate instructors, films and television have failed to differentiate between functional and theatrical karate. [...]
What You Should Know About Your Karate School History
by Michael Kinney My cub scout leader was confined for years as a prisoner of war in Korea. There he learned Ju-Jitsu. Meanwhile, my family had moved to our dream house in Bel-Air, Maryland, near Baltimore. But a short time later, my father passed away. The year was 1964. My troubles began when I was [...]
Etiquette- Showing Respect and Courtesy
Why and when to bow …………….. For thousands for years, the symbolic bow had universal meanings depending on the occasion. It was a way to communicate in lands where every village had its own language. It was a way to say hello or goodbye, to seal a contract, and, most important, to show respect. Eyes [...]
Kinney Karate Rules & Regulations
Always keep uniform looking presentable, straightened an with the belt wrapped twice and tied in a square knot. Never let your belt touch the floor. Never raise your voice in the studio. Please keep talking to a minimum in the spectator and waiting areas. Disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. No smoking please. Always walk [...]
Korean Commands Used in Class
We use limited Korean terms to quickly get into positions. It’s handy because only we know the commands. Years ago, Korean or Japanese commands were used in competition. American terms have replaced Asian terms because we are Americans, and it’s easier and more natural to use our own language. The following terms are spelled in [...]
Personal Safety and Avoiding Injury
Personal Safety We have gone to great lengths to make our programs among the safest in the nation. It is important that all students follow the guidance of the instructor and exercise proper control when working on techniques or sparring. To further eliminate the possibility of injury, protective groin cups are mandatory for all male [...]
The Motivation Behind Testing and Rank Promotion
To understand the reasons for the promotion of Karate students to a higher rank, we look to a thousand years of tradition from small Asian villages and their need to rank their warriors. The most experienced warrior assumed the role of teacher when he became too old to fight. He was considered the most valuable [...]
Kinney Karate Belt Ranking System
Our belt ranking system.
