Many karate instructors are of the belief that they are the *only* instructor who can teach at their school. They believe that nobody can do as good a job as them, therefore they are very reluctant to let anyone else teach. This is the classic “technician” mindset that Michael Gerber, author of The E-myth, describes. […]
A great way to warm up your karate student’s minds and bodies is of course to issue challenges and use games, particularly with younger students. This is one of my favorite karate games that’ll challenge both your kids and adult classes. It’s called “The Listening Game”. I’m not sure where it came from originally, but […]
There’s a great book by Timothy Ferris called “The Four Hour Work Week”. One of my favorite sections is one titled “interrupting interruptions”. The basic concept is that when in a corporate environment somebody interrupts your current task it takes up to 45 minutes to get back on task. Ferris teaches that when someone interrupts […]
