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  1. I agree that if you make exceptions for students...

    I agree that if you make exceptions for students in certain situations, they should be made public and available to all students who attend the dojo. Threre was a particular family where I used to...
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    This thread has been very useful. I work (in...

    This thread has been very useful. I work (in karate) with 14 year old that has ADHD and I get very frustrated as it seems we have to review everything all over again. She doesn't have much...
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    I have had a few people ask me this question...I...

    I have had a few people ask me this question...I just look at them very seriously and reply: "In my dojo there is a class strictly for blackbelts and one of the things we learn is how to read the...
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    Thank you most kindly.

    Thank you most kindly.
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    Question on a name/title

    I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this question, but it was posed by a friend of mine and I, of course, did not know the answer. Here is her question:

    Does anyone know what "Soho"...
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    This is a truly great site. Ed, mind if I ask...

    This is a truly great site. Ed, mind if I ask where in MAss you are? I'm there every year - would love to stop by your dojo.
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    Back to the original question...(sorry to disrupt...

    Back to the original question...(sorry to disrupt the flow)

    I learn so much here (not being sarcastic in any way). The majority of my background is in Matsubayashi, though a little ground...
  8. Thread: womens issues

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    There was a female in a class I used to go to...

    There was a female in a class I used to go to that liked to hit hard, but cried when you returned the favor, and even admitted that she didn't like to get hit. For a while those of us who sparred...
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    The local media where I live really has a burr...

    The local media where I live really has a burr across its back about the company I work for (a home builder) and has been accusing the in house mortgage broker of wrong lending and the leading cause...
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    I had a toxic situation at a dojo I recently...

    I had a toxic situation at a dojo I recently left. I can see it is still manefesting itself at that dojo, and can see the pattern emerging again. According to several sources, the instructor lost a...
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    [QUOTE=Danjo]More to the point, it shows how...

    [QUOTE=Danjo]More to the point, it shows how inconsistent ranking is even within the same art and therefore how subjective it all is. QUOTE]


    I agree. I've visited various karate web sites and...
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    No, not rude at all. Some of the questions you...

    No, not rude at all. Some of the questions you raised were some raised by a few of my fellow former students as well. The New Style wasn't much of pure anything - not really BJJ, not really...
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    The dojo I recently left had switched from...

    The dojo I recently left had switched from traditional style karate to a new style created by the sensei. The style seemed to be a mixture of American boxing and BJJ - similar to what I've seen on...
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