Today I want to share with you THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR to creating and then making a full time school a success… But first, let’s take a trip down memory lane… At this time of the year I like to give myself a report card, just like at school. And yes I still get […]

Have you ever been in the middle of giving an explanation while teaching basics and a hand shoots up with a totally random and unrelated question, like… “Sensei, can we play [insert favorite karate game here] ?” If you’ve ever taught teens or kids I’m sure you’ll know what I’m talking about… For years every […]

So last night we had a “bring a parent” class… And no, I’m talking about any of my adults bringing their parents – THAT would be interesting. =) For one of my junior classes we asked students to bring either their mum or dad along to do karate with them. Of the 12 kids in […]