Captain America | Why Kids Need Superheroes

August 2, 2011

Each generation has a superhero. My hero was Captain America. His muscular physique, red white and blue outfit, and mighty shield had me captivated immmediately. My friend Shawn, who had a habit of drooling, was Mighty Thor, and I of course was Captain America, so we rarely fought each other. Instead, we ran about the [...]

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Kung Fu Panda 2

July 24, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2 is now out in movie theaters around Australia. It has received very good reviews from critics and movie-goers. It is good entertainment for children and adults alike. In this sequel we see Po living his dream as the Dragon Warrior but he has something else on his mind as he protects [...]

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A White Belt Again | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

July 5, 2011

Students always make comments about how my black belt is turning white. I often explain to them that one day when it is completely white I will have to start over. Why? Because I will then realise how little I know. I am aware of that now so I decided to accelerate this process. No, [...]

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Take a Chance

June 18, 2011

When I was a kid I hated asparagus. Why? I thought the name sounded awful. What a dumb reason!I tried it as an adult and it is now my favorite vegetable. I eat it three or four days a week. Same with baby spinach. I tried canned spinach as a child and hated it. Fresh [...]

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Martial Arts | Ego is Not Your Friend

June 8, 2011

You Can’t Always Win I recently purchased John Will’s Alpha Mixed Martial Arts Program, which is excellent. In it Will states that when teaching a new technique, you should never teach its counter move because you want to create confidence in your students. And that means letting them be successful at performing it. This makes [...]

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Seven Lessons I’ve Learned Since Becoming A Martial Arts Instructor for Kids

May 28, 2011

I’ve spent the last two decades teaching martial arts to children. There have been many days when I got in my car after class, and said to myself, “I don’t think I reached anybody today”. Other days I drove home with a beaming smile on my face, knowing I made a big impact that day [...]

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A Karate Class Challenges Itself

May 13, 2011

The power of a challenge In karate class this week I said “Today we are going to learn how to throw a combination with 16 hand strikes in it, and we are going to do it with speed and power”. I saw the looks of “no way” and “unbelievable” on their faces, and heard the [...]

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Happy Birthday to Kids Karate Sensei | Who Inspires Me?

May 8, 2011

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday……well, you get the picture. Today our blog is one year old.  When I wrote the first post on the 8th of May, 2010 entitled Kids Karate Sensei Becomes White Belt Again, I had no idea what I was doing. Still don’t. But I know more [...]

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Learn the Winning Secrets of Georges St-Pierre

April 30, 2011

Tomorrow Georges St-Pierre (GSP) defends his UFC Welterweight Championship for the sixth time. Regardless of the outcome GSP is and will continue to be known as one of the best pound-for-pound mixed martial artists on the planet. What can he teach us that can help us be our best? Here are some of his top [...]

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Inspired by MMA: The Sensei is Still Learning

April 21, 2011

Royce Gracie started it all in MMA. In the mid 1990′s I sat gobsmacked as a 180-pound jujitsu expert named Royce Gracie outlasted and outmaneuvered hulking 250-pound men and won the Ultimate Fight Competition (UFC), the first of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournaments. I was inspired. Very soon after, I found myself in jujitsu [...]

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