If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you’ll know I like to use all kinds of tools and ideas to help students learn karate… From cups and coins, to belts and pads, and of course sticks. Yep, the stick is my favorite training tool. And no, not because I like to spar with […]

I like to think I’m reasonably coordinated at most things as I’ve played sport all my life and taken martial arts for the best part of 25 years. So there isn’t too much that I feel completely uncordinated with… But in recent years I’ve discovered two things at which I’m completely and utterly useless. Playing […]

We all have students who we enjoy teaching… You know the ones I mean, right? There are certain students who simply try their best every time, pick up things quickly and do it well without a complaint. I love to teach karate to students like this who are enthusiastic to learn! Then there are those […]