Of course you and I know one of the most basic concepts of karate is not getting hit. No big surprise there, huh? Typically that means “not being there” should be the first rule of self defense. In other words moving out of range of your opponent’s reach is a critical skill to possess. How […]
Your body doesn’t need 15 – 30 minutes to warm up. So why is it so engrained into martial arts training that a “warm up” should take so long? The quick answer is because many warm ups involve stretching. Apparently someone once believed that stretching at the start of class warms up muscles. Yet for […]
When I first started teaching karate to kids I had a hell of a time trying to control the class. They would be talking and messing around, rolling on the floor, pushing each other and all that fun stuff. I had no idea teaching martial arts to kids would be so challenging… I mean adults […]
