He opened the door and walked right onto the mat with his shoes on while class was in progress. “What the heck?“, I wondered. Shaved head, regular “skater” clothes, maybe 16 years old and trying to make eye contact with my junior assistant who was instructing the warm-up. After a brief verbal exchange, my assistant […]

What’s your policy when it comes to teaching karate? Will you teach anyone? Or are you selective when it comes to choosing students? I run a trial program before accepting students into my dojo to ensure they’re a good match for our program. So long as they get along with my other students, aren’t disruptive, […]

Today is May 4, it’s my birthday and I’m feeling pretty happy. So I went to a little extra effort for you, to explain with diagrams, a simple drill I came up with last week in class to help my junior students develop their side kick… (Yes, I know stick man pictures are awesome! ) […]