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Kids Karate Game – Kata Crossfire

June 18, 2014
Jason Stanley
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This is an hilarious kata game you can play in your kids’ classes during school break. It’s called “Kata Crossfire” and it works like this: First you’re going to need 3 or 4 soft inflatable balls. Now split your class into two evenly numbered teams. Team #1 will perform a kata of your choice to your […]

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The Importance of Lowering Your Expectations

June 4, 2014
Jason Stanley
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So it’s that time of year here in the USA where school is wrapping up, and everyone’s busier than worker ants on steroids… It seems there’s a party, a graduation, a field trip… you name it. It’s all happening this week. Kids classes are turbulent both in numbers and emotion and the lure of summer […]

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Bridging the Gap Between Form and Application

May 14, 2014
Jason Stanley
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Here’s a quick karate kata exercise for you to help your students practice their kata application… It’s a group kata exercise that involves all members of the class working with each other. First you will need to choose a particular bunkai / application for the exercise. To keep it simple, you might start with the […]