by Sensei Rusty | Aug 5, 2014 | News
People ask me all of the time, “Sensei Burke, what’s the best martial arts style?” One person boldly walked into the Burke’s Karate dojo and asked, “Do you teach tae kwon-do? Because tae kwon-do is the best, and I only want to learn the...
by Sensei Rusty | Jul 24, 2014 | News
While I can think of hundreds of reasons why everyone should take karate, I’m especially passionate about these five. 1. Physical Benefits: Children who take karate are learning a healthy lifestyle by staying active, which, as most parents know, is difficult to...
by Sensei Rusty | Jan 16, 2013 | News
I was in a store picking up a loaf of bread the other day after class and while I generally don’t parade around in my gi (uniform), I didn’t have a change of clothes and let’s face it, if the wife wants you to pick up something on your way home from work, you pick it...
by Sensei Rusty | Jan 16, 2013 | News
Combat Hapkido is an extremely realistic and versatile discipline of self protection that includes an extensive variety of joint locks, kicks, strikes, take downs, pressure points, ground grappling, disarming techniques and the use of selected weapons. The result is a...
