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How to correct karate technique

October 10, 2012
Jason Stanley
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“Stop leading with your head”, Sempai Steve yelled at me as he punched me in the forehead. “Osu”, I replied. Yet I had no idea what he meant. Bam! He hit me again. “Stop leading with your head!” “Osu!” Bam! He hit me for a 3rd time. This experience was getting old fast. I didn’t […]

teaching karate

They want to be just like you…

August 21, 2012
Jason Stanley
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In an effort to stress a CRITICAL point (while trying desperately NOT to sound like a lecturing karate parent) I’d like to be perfectly blunt, direct and ask you some cold, hard questions… because it’s IMPORTANT. If you’re easily offended or overly sensitive maybe you should avoid reading the rest of this post… however, if […]

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More ways to disguise repetitions

July 31, 2012
Jason Stanley
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So you’re sick of teaching class the same way, day in, day out… Let’s face it, you’ve been doing it this way for quite some time now. With each and every class your students are growing more tired of your teaching method than a narcoleptic consuming sleeping pills. As you instruct your students to line […]