Staff Serve Day!
Your Instructors are fighting hunger by participating in our annual Staff Serve day at Feed My Starving Children this Sunday, February 23! Our Mission National Karate endeavors to be the best martial arts school in [...]
Too Old for Martial Arts? Check out this 80 year old Grandmother!
Pam Neil When talking to adults about the possibility of joining our classes I often hear the objection of "I'm too old for Martial Arts". If you think that, then I encourage you to watch [...]
4 World Karate Champions!
This year we had 4 National Karate of Chicago Instructors become NASKA WORLD CHAMPIONS! You can see their pictures on the sidebar to the left. Their names are Dominic Kraegel, Ashley Dahlquist, Jennifer [...]
Voted Best Martial Arts School in the Chicago Suburbs
National Karate is proud to be voted the Best Martial Arts School in the Chicago Suburbs! Thank you to all how have voted.
Why Should I Encourage My Child to Earn a Black Belt?
As a parent of four children I have learned how important it is to develop confidence in kids. Confidence effects everything we do. I often see people who are actually really smart and talented not [...]
Compare Calorie Burning Workouts
Question: So how much exercise or diet change do I need to lose weight? Answer: You need to be in a calorie deficit of about 1000 calories a day to lose two pounds per [...]
Tenets, Etiquette & Safety
THE TENETS OF NATIONAL KARATE SCHOOL Only by facing our fears and understanding our weaknesses will we discover strength, confidence and security. We experience satisfaction and happiness as a result of our diligent effort to [...]
Glossary & Belts
National Karate School Motto: Might For Right National Karate instructors stress that self-defense skills must never be misused or abused. Our school motto is 'Might for Right,' which means our karate is our Might and is only [...]
Benefits of Tournament Competition
Developing an individual's complete ability cannot be accomplished without the tournament experience. Competition is the best way to accelerate learning. Tournament competition provides the most effective training for real self-defense, especially when combined with other [...]
Stick To Your Bush! By Grand Master John Worley
Over the past 35 years that NK has existed, we have on occasion, been approached from various outside martial arts organizations to expand our curriculum to include whatever martial art is (was) popular at the [...]