Choe's HapKiDo of Loganville

If the recent change in weather has thrown you off from wanting to exercise in the cold, then at least find motivation to attempt indoor exercises. As it feels great to stay snuggled on the couch with a blanket, calories won’t be burned that way. Besides, the more your body moves around, the warmer you’ll feel. If you wore layers at the beginning of your workout, a good one will have you remove a couple of them from burning and sweating — the cold air will actually feel good!

These workouts can be done indoors and outdoors alike: jumping jacks, squats, burpees, push-ups, lunges, running up and down the stairs. To move consistently with the heart rate pumping in the cardio zone for 30 minutes is an accomplishment. An hour will make you feel even more pumped! Or if you feel brave to exercise in the cold outside, having warm coffee waiting for you when you get back could be a good push. Other motivators can include music, dogs, workout partners, and rewards.

OR, if you need motivation to workout indoors, check out the all-year round studios of I Love Kickboxing. You only have to step outside a little bit to reach your car. However, once you make it through our doors, feel excited for all that you will have access to: fitness coaches for motivation, space to run around, large body-sized punching bags, fitness companions, the opportunity to have fun, and a guaranteed good wholesome workout.

Whatever the reason, you need to find ways to continue exercising during cold weather so that you can still reach your goals. Like the cold, hard-earned results can also be temporary. If you can overcome working out when it’s cold, you will be in awesome shape for spring and summer! You will also feel that you really earned the recent status achieved.

Problems. Either you can live with or do something about them. At Choe’s HapKiDo, we influence, train, and encourage students to overcome obstacles. Developing this positive mindset is important because life throws curve balls at people all the time. Some people are stopped by challenges, but it is better when someone can get back up and keep going.

This good habit can turn into an effective skill. Especially when people will not always be available to help, it is beneficial when one can influence self to carry on. To be self-driven will help you grow in other areas such as self-discipline and dedication. For instance, self-discipline requires training that will produce near-perfect results. In order to do that, the individual must show dedication to wanting improve in any given discipline. And during the journey of trying to become better, challenges pop up everywhere: financial problems, health factors, discouragements, and much more. How people handle challenges will add to their journey.

If you can help it, why not do things that will help you succeed in the long run. A well-rounded martial arts program like Choe’s HapKiDo will show you how to do that. It will take practice, and you will need to persevere, but it is the way to be successful!

Talent is a gift. But without training to utilize it, a person will miss out on knowing its full potential. To find a way to use it turns into a skill.

To be given a body and mind to operate are big gifts; the beautiful aspect of these gifts is that none are exactly alike because the types of individuals exceed infinitely. When struggles with confidence and self-respect arise amongst individuals, these signs indicate that they need a change in perspective. With positive guidance, people can become braver in finding themselves and seeing their capabilities.

Choe’s HapKiDo is all about improving one’s mind and body. The techniques, exercises, and tests are intelligently designed so that everyone can learn this martial art. And at everyone’s own pace, h/she discovers underlying potential. By overcoming obstacles such as thinking a kick cannot be accomplished and then blowing it out of the water, individuals start believing in themselves more.

A student’s growth while spending time with us has happened over and over, but with each new accomplishment adds a new meaning and event to someone’s life. To students, finishing what they started contributes to their journey of finding self.

Choe’s HapKiDo opens its doors to support the community in learning the value of health, self-respect, and self-defense. From students of ages 4 and up, everyone benefits from the opportunities provided through our program. With instruction available at all times during class, the HapKiDo Karate instructors and peer become large sources needed to stay motivated and inspired.

Small or tall, students are always getting their ninja on! HapKiDo is fantastic because the martial art is designed for all to learn.

Choe’s HapKiDo classes provide great opportunities to make new friends that positively affect one’s social skills. There are always people to look forward to seeing and working with! Especially when growing up is difficult without friends, making some pals outside of school and work will boost confidence in individuals. The new set of friends will definitely inspire one to never stop trying to make friends in the future.

Time with your kids is precious because that phase goes by so fast. When they’re young, it’s the best opportunity to develop a solid relationship with them. If anything, kids and parents connect like magic when everyone is having fun! At Choe’s HapKiDo, we highly support the special relationship amongst kids and parents by providing family HapKiDo classes!

In addition to HapKiDo karate classes catering towards different age groups, our family classes are opportunities for the whole family to work out together! You will all get to do all parts of the classes together —from stretching, to cardio, to target kicking, and to self-defense.

We love watching parents, kids, and siblings enjoying themselves because of a mutual hobby such as Choe’s HapKiDo!

It's easy to fail at something, but it takes more effort to get back up. And as a kid, experiencing failures hit hard and sometimes leave scars. It feels humiliating and may cause people to stop what they like to do. But if you’re around the right kind of people and environment, making a mistake can help you grow rather than tear you down.

At Choe’s HapKiDo, students experience hands on that staying persistent contributes to the success of reaching goals. Whether it’s to attempt a kick over and over or to improve in other areas, they learn to brush off mistakes and to carry on. And the more mistakes they make, and the more they struggle with a certain kick, they can improve because guidance is always available. And within each belt accomplished, students increase in self-esteem and confidence and build their experience of reaching new levels through good practice and hard work.

In a way, failure gives people hope because it is known for a fact that we aren’t born perfect; it is in our nature to make mistakes so to become.....................................................................AWESOME.

On top of learning respect and self-discipline, a child learning martial arts also develops team work skills. This kind of skill becomes important in life because the need for teamwork pops up frequently.  Whether it’s in school, work, or other special situations, learning to cooperate with others to accomplish a task is not easy; it can cause stress and bring out the worst in people. But with teamwork training infused in martial art programs like at Choe’s HapKiDo, it contributes positively to our future leaders.

In any given martial arts class, working with partners or in groups can play greatly in a student’s success. When it comes to alternating turns to hold up a kicking target for peers, the students listen to each other, help all to improve, and literally contribute a hand or two. Students may not realize this, but they continuously practice exchanging good etiquette with one another. And a lot of the times, having and being a good partner in all aspects of training makes a big difference in training.

Regardless of the level of difficulty of team work, having developed multiple skills that contribute to being an effective individual in projects makes associating with all kinds of people easier.

Within each belt test, our HapKiDo students experience an overwhelming flow of thankfulness by the time they achieve a new colored belt. They had just seen all of their hard work paying off, they greet their instructors and family/friends afterwards, and there’s this celebratory expression of joy that is seen on all faces. For these students, passing a HapKiDo Karate test is an example of happiness that they will remember in the long run.

A martial art program like Choe’s HapKiDo can add happiness to any individual’s life because the classes guide all through actions that promote good health:

1) Exercise

2) Meditation

3) Socializing with family and friends

4) Relieving stress

5) Developing self-respect

Having a positive outlet that encourages all of these practices can be the difference between a bad and a good week. They all produce certain levels of happiness, and they definitely help people sleep better at night. Especially if there is something to always look forward to throughout the week, life suddenly become enjoyable!

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Reflecting back, growing up between the middle school/high school era challenged everybody – and it still does! Everything is changing during this phase: relationships, interests, hormones, emotions, beliefs, and much, much more. It’s a life defining moment. The teenage years can be brutal, but there are things that can be done to make them better.

1) Be Around Friends

A part of the teenage years is trying to find a place to belong. While some people make friends easily, others struggle with this area. By helping teens find their niche, they will naturally link with other people who share their interests.

2) Develop Self-Respect

One of life's valuable lessons is learning how to respect yourself. As it is easier to listen to negative comments produced by others and self, it's not healthy. When teens can develop that respect muscle, only good can from it. They learn to be fair and love themselves for how they are.

3) Be Around Positively Influential People

Good development can come from being around positively influential people. Teens are like plants – they will absorb everything that goes on around them. Place them around people like sport coaches or music teachers, and it will affect them positively during the teenage years. 

All of these aspects are offered at Choe's HapKiDo. We love to watch individuals grow and to be a part of their lives. Students may come into our studios with the day's grit on their shoulders, but they leave our classes with a new boost of confidence. They know that they have found a community to relate to, and it's a great place to let off steam!