Author: Jason Stanley

Jason Stanley has been practicing karate for 37 years. He is a 5th dan in Shitoryu/Shukokai, and 3 x stick fighting world champion. Since 2002 Jason has provided karate tips, hints and information to help both students and teachers increase their karate knowledge, deepen their understanding and improve their karate skill sets. His materials, e-books and courses have sold in over 35 countries. If you haven't already done so, please subscribe to the KarateTeaching newsletter and receive free karate teaching tips delivered to your inbox. No spam. No BS. Just helpful info to improve your skills. 100% privacy.
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The straw that broke the camel’s back…

November 2, 2009
Jason Stanley
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We have a rule at our dojo that if you’re late to class then the penalty for class interruption is 50/50/50. That means… 50 pushups 50 situps 50 jumping jacks / star jumps before you can join the class… and it’s not negotiable. (For the kids classes it’s 30/30/30) So I was a little annoyed […]

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Shogun v Machida Result – UFC 104

October 26, 2009
Jason Stanley
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If you missed the UFC 104 this past Saturday here’s a brief overview of the fight. It was to many people the most controversial decision in UFC history… Mauricio “Shogun” Rua took on Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida for the UFC light-heavyweight title… in what many thought would be a great fight. Personally I thought Machida […]

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Karate Warm Up Drill: Flower Sit-ups

October 21, 2009
Jason Stanley
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Here’s a dead easy sit-up drill that you can do with your students in your very next class to make it far more interesting, instead of doing the same-old-boring sit-ups that allows students to slack off (that’s Australian for not giving 100%)… There’s no chance of that with this variation because it gets students interacting […]