What To Do Before Your Test
Testing for a Belt Over the past two years, I have read numerous comments, forum posts, emails, and other blogs where people talk about the stress and anxiety of a belt test. Having gone through a few tests of my…
Promotion to Yondan
Kyu/Dan System For most of us, the kyu/dan system is the standard rank system in martial arts, but few know where it comes from. In the late 1800s Japanese swimmers began using the system and colored belts to identify the…
Class Notes for 01/23/2012
This article is the class notes for 01/23/2012. It contains: 1) Revised Testing Procedures 2) Pinan Series 3) Pinan Application 4) Sparring 5) Tegumi
Class Notes for 01/06/2012
This article is the class notes for 01/06/2012. It includes: 1) New Testing Method 2) Rules 3) Standing Fight 4) Ground Fight 5) Realism
Self-Exploration and Self-Promotion
With my three year mark as 3rd Dan quickly approaching, the possibility of promotion to 4th Dan is now a possibility. How does this work for someone who isn't part of a large organization? I want to explore this and the general idea of promotions when it is just you at the top of your school.
Ranks and Promotions
Ranks and promotions in martial arts are a bit of a touchy subject–many people find that they dilute the arts or do nothing but generate money, while others find that the more ranks you have in your art the better…
Teaching Students Kobudo
Karate-Do and Kobudo (“The Way of Old Martial Arts”, commonly translated as weapons) have often been linked as one. Many schools teach them as separate classes, but eventually make it a requirement to learn Kobudo in order to test for…
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