All About Circles, Stripes & Gradings
Oftentimes, your kid's karate belt will look like this (especially if your child has their belt for a while); And people will ask me:...
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Kate Cowan
Jun 22, 202310 min read
A Mega Guide to Belts
In this mega-sized article, I'm going to be detailing our classes' different belt systems, the names of each belt, the requirements to...
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Kate Cowan
Mar 6, 20233 min read
How Karate Helps Behaviour.
Let's get one thing straight. Normally, karate is very much about positive reinforcement. Do well in class, achieve belt stripes, and...
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Kate Cowan
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Home Training: Adults & Teen Class
Traditional Karate for adults is not the same as kids karate. It might surprise some people to learn that karate was not originally...
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Kate Cowan
Oct 19, 20223 min read
5 Karate Gift Ideas
Every year, someone asks me: "Sensei, how much is *insert product here* for my kid for Christmas?" or sometimes, "Can you order me...
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Kate Cowan
Sep 28, 20224 min read
Stagnancy.
We all get to a point in our training where we feel like we haven’t improved in… Forever. I’ve done karate since I was four years old:...
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Kate Cowan
Jul 28, 20224 min read
5 Things Karate Helps Kids With (And How)
Instructors (and their ads) have a long list of things karate can help with. Some of them seem to preach anything from curing asthma to...
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Kate Cowan
Mar 14, 20223 min read
The Work You Love
I can’t garden. It’s dirty, hot, there’s bugs, and you get dirt under your fingernails. It’s awful, and I can’t stand it. But some people...
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Kate Cowan
Mar 8, 20224 min read
How to Do Karate From Home (2022 Style)
It's 2022. Gas prices are sky-high, food is getting more expensive, and covid in everywhere. All the more reason to stay home from...
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Kate Cowan
Feb 21, 20226 min read
A Guide to Punching Bags
This one's going to be a little different. I'm not sure I've ever done a "Recommended" post before, but here goes. People ask me all the...
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Kate Cowan
Feb 14, 20222 min read
You Don't Play Karate.
Playing Karate. I think every martial artist who read that title just cringed a bit. It’s true: ask anyone who’s ever done any kind of...
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Kate Cowan
Oct 22, 20213 min read
The "Fix My Child" Mentality
There is an unspoken knowledge amongst martial arts instructors who teach children (yes, there are some who strictly teach adults), that...
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Kate Cowan
Jun 18, 20213 min read
The Green Belt Paradox
There's this old karate saying. For every 10,000 students who join, half will drop out in the first 6 months. Of those remaining, only...
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Kate Cowan
Jun 15, 20212 min read
We believe every child is born with a unique gift...
Unlimited Potential. This unique gift just needs to be uncovered! Their success and happiness is only really held back by two things . ....
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Kate Cowan
Jun 15, 20212 min read
3 Things Karate Helps Parents With
We believe every child is born with a unique and special gift – Unlimited Potential. This unique gift just needs to be uncovered! Their...
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