Recently one of my subscribers, Michael, asked: “My sensei had me teach some kids the first taikyoku kata last night and he told me that whenever one of them did a movement incorrectly to make them do pushups. So we get going and I have them drop down to do pushups a few times before […]
Brrrriiiiinnnnngg! Brrrriiiiinnnnngg! Somebody’s phone rings… Honk! Honk! A car drives by… “Excuse me? Could I get some information?”, someone else asks. Even the slightest distraction like another student whispering or a belt coming untied… These and a hundred more things distract students during training. One of my pet peeves (and I dare say one of […]
Have you ever taught a class where you’ve simply had too many students for you to teach effectively? You feel like you’re being pulled in 10 different directions at once? Everyone is crying out for your attention and you’re spread too thin… Let’s say you have 16 students but you need to work on kata, […]
