Month: April 2010

teaching karate

Giving Them What They Want…

April 27, 2010
Jason Stanley
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When a new student joins your dojo, it’s important that you give them something they are looking for in their very first class. Take the time when they’re filling out your paperwork to ask them, “Why do you want to do karate?” Most will reply, “For self defense”. The second most common reason will be […]

teaching karate

Faster!

April 20, 2010
Jason Stanley
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If you’ve been teaching karate for any length of time you’ll know that one of the struggles with some students, particularly kids, is to get them to do their technique as fast as possible. I don’t usually have trouble getting this point across to my youngest students – they’re full of energy and really try […]

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Teaching advice my Sensei gave me…

April 13, 2010
Jason Stanley
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Back in ’92 when I first started teaching I told my Sensei what I was going to work on in class with his students. I had a detailed lesson plan with more technical information than my class could possibly absorb in 60 minutes. After I finished explaining to him, he raised an eyebrow and said, […]