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Creating Respectful Attentive Students

November 6, 2012
Jason Stanley
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Last week I took the night off from teaching and went to watch my 4 year old daughter at swim class. I rarely get to see Olivia swim because it conflicts with my teaching schedule, so I was excited to see her progress. While we are waiting for the private lesson before us to finish […]

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The Octopus!

October 23, 2012
Jason Stanley
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Here’s an awesome end-of-class kids’ karate game you can do with your youngest students, that’ll send them home with big smiles on their faces. I thought of this one last week during my peewee class (4-7 years), and have named it The Octopus! Be warned, your youngest karate kids will lose their freakin’  minds when […]

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Karate Beach Day

July 24, 2012
Jason Stanley
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So a few weeks ago I made the suggestion to expose your students to new training environments, such as the beach or mountains. It’s a great way to keep students’ enthusiasm high and keep them involved with your dojo during the quieter times of the year. Furthermore it subjects your students to unfamiliar territory, full […]