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Always? No. Not always.
I get a bit of a thrill when I get to tell students to keep their hands down. I spend so much time telling them to keep their hands up that telling them to do the opposite is fun. But … Continue reading
Pushing
Teaching the adults about oncoming force is easy – you just make them punch each other. Teaching the kids about oncoming force is easy – you just make them push each other. It’s a small but important difference. Why is … Continue reading
What to Do?
There’s sort of a “late or early” dilemma with kids class. If kids are late, they often feel lost with the day’s class content. They struggle to figure out what is going on, what was going on and what will … Continue reading
Guard Position
To the inexperienced, the guard position doesn’t look like a good place for the bottom player to be – after all, they’ve got someone on top of them. However, with the briefest of introductions, students can be made to understand … Continue reading
Move More
Move your feet – keep yourself in motion. Open your eyes – keep your mind in the current moment. Today in the family class our focus was on continual motion. We started simply by walking and breathing. Then we added … Continue reading