Category: Perspectives
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Using karate
“Have you ever used your karate?” This is a question I am frequently asked. “Yes, of course”, is my reply. “Oh, have you been in lots of fights?” People are eager to hear stories from some Karate Kid movie. And they are always disappointed when I tell them that I…
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Ready, or not
I have never done a grading examination that I have been happy with how I did. I always focused on the things that I knew I could, and should, have done better. And yet, somehow, I progressed through the grades, sometimes quickly, and sometimes taking longer than average. But progress…
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Perspectives: Members & Parents March 2025
“If it was easy, everyone would do it” Sensei Seamus A Members Perspective Daniel started karate in May 2021 and earned his brown belt last December. “There has beenbig changes in my karate since going from purple to brown belt. I have started learning a whole new type of kumite (partner…
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