Karate-Do Begins and Ends with Courtesy

Niju Kun

About Us

ABOUT US

Reading For Kicks is a non-profit organization and our mission is to encourage habitual literacy. For a small fee, we offer karate classes to those willing to read a book every month and turn in a short book report.

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Calendar of Events

NEWS & EVENTS

Find out what's happening with us, as well as, the karate and reading community. We been dark (hasn't everyone?) as a result of COVID, but we're coming back strong. We are also on social media.

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Reading a book

READING

Our purpose is not just to get people to read; it is to assist them in becoming habitual readers. Students can select their own books, but here we also offer a great variety of reading materials and resources.

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Karate Kids

KARATE

We practice a version of Shotokan Karate-Do. It is considered one of the "hard" styles. Utilizing low stances and explosive power generated from the body's core, our classes provide a rigorous physical workout.

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WELCOME

This is the website for the non-profit organization known as "Reading For Kicks". Our mission is to encourage habitual literacy. To that end, we teach karate to children and adults.

How does that promote literacy, you ask? Well, we accept only modest fees and we require our students to read a book (of their own choosing) and submit a book report every month.

In our style of karate (Shotokan), it takes several years to become a black belt -- so when our students achieve that rank they are not only proficient at self-defense, they are habitual readers.

Examine our site. If you like what you see, please join us.