teaching kata

The Kata Lottery

March 3, 2015
Jason Stanley
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As a student you’ll remember what it was like when you first were asked to make your kata in front of the class. It’s a nerve-racking ordeal for most. But as you know it’s one you’ve gotta overcome to progress. For me I shook like a leaf… I was asked to perform the kata Jiin […]

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Karate Sparring Drill to Improve Awareness and Agility

December 16, 2014
Jason Stanley
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Here’s a video from earlier this year of some of my junior students showing a fun yet challenging sparring exercise. As you can see the floor is covered with cones. The objective is to spar without knocking over a cone. So the rules for this particular match were you score a point for every technique […]