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 […]

I’m sure you’ve probably seen the TV program The Ultimate Fighter? Personally I think “ultimate” might be the wrong word, but hey, it’s a UFC reality show so it fits. They weren’t going to call it The most-of-us-have-no-clue-what-we’re-doing Fighter. That would be a bit of a ratings-killer I guess… Ultimate or not, there’s little denying […]