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Cultivate Self-Discipline: 9 Ways to Strengthen Your Morning Routine

November 3, 2025

Self-discipline begins the moment you decide how to start your day. It’s not about rigid control but about consciously creating habits that serve your goals, strengthen your character, and set the tone for everything that follows. Let’s make that daily beginning a deliberate act of discipline that uplifts, empowers, and prepares you for whatever the world brings.

Douvris Pink Army

November 1, 2025

Students are reminded to wear their pink belts to class until November 15th—a special chance to show off their belts a little longer!

Word of the Month: Self-Discipline

November 1, 2025

Self-discipline helps us do the work we need to do. It helps us get up in the morning…

Douvris Kanata on CTV News

October 9, 2025

Congratulations to Team Douvris Kanata for winning the Myers Automotive Group Team of the Week! Watch the news story here!

WKC World Championships

October 1, 2025

From October 25 to 31 in Niagara Falls, USA, are taking place later this month.

Courage & Mindfulness Working in Harmony

October 1, 2025

Courage, mindfulness, and karate are deeply intertwined. All three cultivate the inner strength to confront challenges with clarity and composure. Read our newest article and learn how they work together.

Word of the Month: Courage

October 1, 2025

Courage, Aristotle said, is the most important virtue because it guarantees the others…

Word of the Month: Focus

September 1, 2025

A key benefit of karate is the way it helps children improve their focus. Learning new techniques, mastering complicated fight sequences and sparring in a ring all require children to pay attention and keep paying attention, in a way they find really fun and rewarding. It’s a classic win-win situation.

WKC Pan American/Canadian Open Championship

August 4, 2025

Douvris is proud to host the WKC Pan American/Canadian Open Championship on August 8th and 9th at the Palais des Congres in Gatineau, QC.

Help Jacob Become Youth Athlete of the Year!

August 4, 2025

Jacob Azzi is a member of ours who has been nominated for Youth Athlete of the Year!

Jacob is on Team Canada and sponsored by Team Douvris. He is an International martial artist who has championed on National and world stages. He is humble, fierce, and unstoppable.