The AMAA and Online Martial Arts

One of the primary reasons I, Sensei Mark Roscoe, started Karate Academy Online was to provide an opportunity for ALL persons to experience the thrill of martial arts and aspire to Black Belt Excellence. This includes of course persons with physical disabilities. That...

How Martial Arts at Home Increases Physical Fitness

What is “Fitness” and how can training martial arts at home positively impact your fitness?Fitness has been defined by the US President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as “the ability to carry out daily tasks efficiently with enough energy left...

Benefits of Online Martial Arts Training: Improved Balance

The day I sat down to write this article on how Online Martial Arts Training improves Balance it was pouring down rain here in Richmond, VA (where our dojo headquarters are located). I had stopped off at Target to pick up a few things for the house and as I entered...

Benefits of Martial Arts Training: Memory Retention

When people speak about the benefits of martial arts, they usually don’t consider memory retention as one of the top five. But this is one of the primary benefits you’ll notice once you’ve been practicing for a while. Memory retention is developed through the constant...

Benefits of Martial Arts Training: Introduction

When I think back over the years of my own martial arts training, I can’t help but reflect on how martial arts impacted me outside of the dojo, and far beyond simple punches, kicks and blocks. In fact, when I think back on how my martial arts training has impacted my...