Karate has allowed me to share a common experience with my children. We share the difficulties that inevitably come up, and help each other out when we need assistance with a particularly difficult technique or move. It really is rewarding to watch them deal with new challenges and to eventually succeed in mastering them.
One of the more amazing things is their increased desire to compete, and to put themselves in situations that they probably would have been too self-conscious to do before starting Karate. In general Karate has been one of the best character-building activities I have involved my children in.
— Tom Sulzer