Virginia Beach Karate School
Virginia Beach Special Needs Karate Coastal Virginia Karate LLC, DBA as Cova Karate is bringing to Virginia Beach a martial arts program specifically for special need athletes.  These athletes will compete in both AAU Karate and the Special Olympics. To make this happen, we need your help. We are seeking local corporate sponsors who want
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Feb 2, 2023
Coastal Virginia Karate & Martial arts is now offering small and large group self-defense workshops. These workshops are in direct response to questions we get regularly regarding self defense.
Feb 1, 2023
Employees need to be prepared to defend themselves in the event of an attack. This is where corporate self-defense training come in.
Jan 21, 2023
Virginia Beach Martial Arts and Karate Program offers an exciting way to learn discipline, self-confidence, respect, and resilience. The program is designed to help young adults between the ages of 12 to 18 become better versions of themselves by teaching them the principles of martial arts. This program has been around since 2020, providing a safe and educational environment for youth in the area.
Virginia Beach Martial Arts. Kobudo-Jutsu taught in a modern way, for a modern world. By sean.c21 Virginia Beach Karate Kobudo-Jutsu taught using a modern method for a modern world. Cova Karate teaches a version of Kobayashi Shorin-ryu Karate that includes training with specialized tools. Other organizations classify these tools into a separate training system called
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Jan 14, 2023
The Spirit of our Fighting Arts How do you select a martial art school that is right for you? It seems they all boast the same tired platitudes: Self-Respect, Control, Discipline, Become a better version of yourself. It really is overwhelming! Look at the spirit of what is being taught. The spirit of our fighting
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Okinawan Karate systems Many accept that Karate comes from Japan, but this would be inaccurate. They should not accredit the existence of Karate to Japan, but to a little island kingdom between Japan and China, called the Ryūkyū Kingdom, now referred to as Okinawa, Japan. Through the kingdom’s close ties to China, their martial arts
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Dec 19, 2022
We develop teens to become the best possible version of themselves, while also developing their self-esteem and confidence. This level of self-confidence conveys to others that he, or she, is a formidable.
Nov 16, 2022
We started Cova Karate with one aim, to effectively teach Okinawan Based Karate using modern teaching approaches. Since the early 1970s, it has taught Karate using what we call a Teacher-Centric model. The entire classes listen to the teacher, while following the teachers led. In Karate, this teacher-centric approach is easily applied to teaching Kata
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Why I am a Ronin. I am the head coach of Cova Karate, other schools I would call that Sensei, I like coach. It has more relevance where I live, where I am training, and frankly makes more sense given my culture. As an instructor/coach, I focus on Okinawan Karate and self-defense. I don’t teach
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