Welcome to the Homepage of
DAISY'S DOJO
One of the Area's Oldest Karate Schools.
Daisy Heskett, the owner and instructor, has been using a strict, traditional style martial arts program to teach her students authentic, effective karate since 1996. Training in karate teaches students confidence by learning to do things they never thought they could. Focus, Discipline, Self Control, Persistence and Positive Attitude help the students learn how to reach their goals and be successful. The strict martial arts program at Daisy's Dojo teaches them Honesty, Respect, Integrity, and Courtesy. Life Skills they will need to deal with others in their journey through life.
SO... If you are reading this here, on this site, you are probably reading the same thing on other martial arts sites. EVERYONE claims the same thing. The truth is, a QUALITY martial arts program can give their student's all of this. The question is….
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE IS A QUALITY PROGRAM?
Some things to consider:
Sensei Daisy Heskett started karate training and NATIONAL Competition in 1972, before most of the area's instructors were even born!
Sensei Daisy Heskett started teaching her Karate program here in Bryan, in 1996, longer than all but one of the area's schools has been open. Since then, her students have won medals in State, Regional and National Competitions.
IS COMPETITION A WAY TO MEASURE A QUALITY PROGRAM?
Some schools compete in 'closed' tournaments, open only to other schools of their style. Other schools compete in 'leagues' of limited membership. They advertise "National Champion" Students when the league is only represented by a few states.
Daisy's Dojo is the ONLY karate school in the Brazos Valley that competes, and wins, in the Amateur Athletic Union, a well known organization that draws competitors from all over the United States and the World. Daisy's Dojo also competes, and wins, in the United States National Karate-do Federation, presently the International Organization responsible for selecting and training the U.S. Karate Team, which represents our country in International Competitions like the Pan American Games, and maybe… in the Olympics. This past July (2008), Daisy's Dojo took competitors to the National Championships in Houston, TX. There were over 1300 competitors from all over the U.S. and many foreign countries.
So, YES, depending on the LEVEL of competition, one might be able to judge the quality of a karate program.
A FEW THINGS TO BE AWARE OF:
CONTRACTS - are only good for the school itself. Many schools push long term contracts when the student is new and still excited about their new activity. Children, especially, move from one activity to another very often and long term contracts obligate the student to monthly payments long after interest has changed.
Young Instructor's with Advanced Rankings in Multiple Systems - Multiple ranks in different styles often mean that the person didn't stay long at any one place, especially if the instructor is young. Like most things in life, the depth of knowledge in any subject only comes with time spent in long term study. Most Asian Martial Arts Associations have strict guidelines on how old you have to be before reaching a certain ranking and how long you have to be that rank before reaching your next.
A School that offers everything! - usually doesn't specialize in anything. What are the odds that any one school will have an EXPERIENCED instructor in so many different things?