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You call THAT karate?!

July 20, 2009
Jason Stanley
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Years ago I attended a karate seminar in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It was known to be a rough part of town and as we walked into the building I could hear the instructor screaming at his class of 10 year old kids. “C’mon you pack of @#$%ing weak dogs!!”, he yelled, “you […]

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So your July figures are suffering…

July 6, 2009
Jason Stanley
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Summer is again upon us… And for many karate schools it’s a tough month… particularly if a decent percentage of your students are kids, as they tend to go on vacation or are busy doing “other stuff”. I hope you heeded my advice months ago and grabbed yourself a copy of Mike Massie’s Starting a […]

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Kids have bad days too..

June 22, 2009
Jason Stanley
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Next time you’re frustrated because one of your karate kids is acting out in class, struggling to perform to their level or just having trouble concentrating, instead of giving them a hard time, stop to think for a moment that they may just be having “a bad day”… You’ve had them. I have them. Everyone […]