Archive for July, 2009
Full-Time v Part-Time Dojo
I was recently talking to one of our students who told me he went to a few different places around Brisbane before he came to our dojo. He said one of the biggest reasons for joining us was we had a full-time dojo with plenty of different classes, all at the same place! There are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Combined Classes this Thursday!
As has been a long standing tradition at the Australian Karate Academy, the last Thursday of each month is a combined White – Black Belt class. We have had some great feedback from these classes – the lower grades love to train and meet with the Black Belt, and the higher grades enjoy mentoring and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cheyne’s trip to Korean pt6
I found my way to the Korean Karate Federation again on Saturday as they asked me to come in from 2pm – 6pm. They asked me to to teach kihon (basics) but kihon for what I asked? Kihon for their competition kata was the answer. I think there is a major flaw in karate as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cheyne’s trip to Korea pt 5
I spoke to the general secretary of the Korean Karate Federation on Friday morning, and he asked me to come at 3pm to meet him, and talk about what I will be teaching. I arrived there
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cheyne’s trip to Korea Pt 4
Sunha’s brother came to stay with the family for a couple of days which was great because his English is quite good and we are the same age. He took me to my first baseball game at the Busan Stadium. It was raining all day and was almost cancelled but they finally took the field. [...]
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