So on Monday night I took a handful of my junior kids outside for some environmental awareness training. Gone were the cushy mats… Gone were the mirrors and regular training equipment… Hello concrete, stones, stairs and walls… This was a very important training session for the juniors who hadn’t done anything like this before. Cries […]
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 […]
I’m sure you’re familiar with the good old sparring exercise, “king of the ring” where the winner stays on and the loser is replaced by another student. Take a look at this quick diagram below. The green circle represents the pair fighting and the red circle represents the line of students waiting for their turn. […]
