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Build it and they will come?

May 9, 2008
Jason Stanley
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In the famous baseball movie, Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner was convinced to “build it and they will come”. If you’ve never seen the movie he turns his farm into a baseball diamond to which the Chicago Black Sox come. And while this Hollywood flick has a warm and fuzzy feel to it, what they […]

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Dislocated shoulders, high blood sugar and a black belt…

May 5, 2008
Jason Stanley
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Last Saturday was an important day for some of my students… It was grading day. It was a tough test for many of my brown belts. I pushed them all close to their physical limits, but not without incident. During the toughest part of the test (the ju kumite or dojo fighting part): – One […]

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I’m chuffed!

April 22, 2008
Jason Stanley
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Wow… Let me say that the last few days have been an emotional roller coaster. I had planned getting some good karate info out to you, but there was a *slight* interruption! Last Friday night at 5:58pm, Christina gave birth to our daughter, Olivia. At birth she weighed 6 lbs 3 oz and was 18.5 […]