KARATE COUPLE DONATES CLASS TIME.Byline: Sharon Sharon, city, United States Sharon (shâr`ən), city (1990 pop. 17,493), Mercer co., NW Pa., on the Shenango River, near the Ohio line; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1920. Cotal Staff Writer NEWHALL Newhall may refer to:
karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. lessons while learning discipline and self-respect, thanks to a donation from the owners of Twin Dragons
After six years of teaching karate in Santa Clarita, Eric and Nicole Frank noticed that most of their students were from families that could afford to enroll their children in several sports throughout the year, and they wondered about the kids who couldn't even afford to play one sport. ``We decided to do something with the community center to allow kids who can't afford it to have the opportunity to take karate lessons,'' said Twin Dragons program director Nicole Frank. The free class filled quickly, and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. community center director Hope Horner, the kids are not only having fun and learning a sport, but they also learn character traits that will help them outside the karate studio. ``They are absolutely loving it. They come to the center dressed in their karate outfits and ready to go,'' Horner said. ``They not only learn karate, but Eric bases belt promotion on whether they are doing their homework and behaving at home, so it's a really well-rounded program. ``You can tell that Eric loves the kids by the way he works with them,'' she said. ``Eric is gifted with teaching when it comes to children,'' said his wife. ``He is very charismatic. He has this electricity that just lights up the kids' faces.'' In order to provide other low-income kids with a chance to take karate lessons, Twin Dragons has also started a Santa Clarita Sweep program in which kids can apply at the community center to see whether they qualify for low-cost classes at the studio. Children from single-parent families single-parent family Social medicine A family unit with a mother or father and unmarried children. See Father 'factor.', Latchkey children, Quality time, Supermom. Cf Extended family, Nuclear family, Two parent advantage. or families with several children are encouraged to apply, and the program will be offered for about six weeks or until classes are full. Classes are held at Twin Dragons' new location at 26974 Rainbow Glen Drive, Canyon Country. For information about the Santa Clarita Sweep program, call the community center at (661) 284-1476 or Twin Dragons at (661) 299-9191. |
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