Often new instructors are so eager to teach they can overwhelm their student with too much detail. They look at a particular karate technique and can immediately think of half a dozen things that could be improved like: bending the front knee in zenkutsu dachi holding the hikite in its correct position creating tension in […]
Have you ever taught a class where you’ve simply had too many students for you to teach effectively? You feel like you’re being pulled in 10 different directions at once? Everyone is crying out for your attention and you’re spread too thin… Let’s say you have 16 students but you need to work on kata, […]
“Why can’t they just do it?”, he asked. “What the heck is wrong with them? I don’t get it!”. I could tell his frustration was getting the better of him. “I told them how to do it, but those morons just can’t seem to get it right!” Hmmm… I pondered Peter’s question. Clearly he was […]
