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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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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Mar 17, 2022
Virginia Beach FMA & Karate Cross-Training Are you an FMA practitioner? At CoVA Karate, we don’t believe there are secrets, but we believe in following in the old way of sharing ideas. This is how we cultivate relationships and further our martial arts. With out cultivating ideas, our arts stagnate and don’t evolve. If you
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COASTAL VIRGINA KARATE The Mission of Coastal Virginia Karate is to develop our students’ innate ability to respond to acts of physical aggression. This training also strengthens the body and develops the inner spirit. Our curriculum is based on training methodologies passed down for 500+ years from Sensei to Sensei. Using Solo & Partner drills
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