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
- 10 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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