May 2013 – KarateTeaching

125 Dynamite Drills karate drills and exercises

Developing Timing, Distance and Reactive Karate Skills

May 8, 2013

Jason Stanley

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Of course you and I know one of the most basic concepts of karate is not getting hit. No big surprise there, huh? Typically that means “not being there” should be the first rule of self defense. In other words moving out of range of your opponent’s reach is a critical skill to possess. How […]

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How long is your warm up?

May 1, 2013

Jason Stanley

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Your body doesn’t need 15 – 30 minutes to warm up. So why is it so engrained into martial arts training that a “warm up” should take so long? The quick answer is because many warm ups involve stretching. Apparently someone once believed that stretching at the start of class warms up muscles. Yet for […]