Episode 54: Tips for Karate Instructors (Part 4) – More About Teaching Kumite
Sensei Hanratty offers more tips on teaching kumite, including:-Different drills for teaching kumite-Importance of situational awareness and attitude for self defence-Steps in the psychological ladder...
3 Sep 202527min
Episode 53: Tips for Karate Instructors (Part 3) – Teaching Kumite
Sensei Hanratty offers tips for teaching kumite.
25 Aug 202526min
Episode 52: Tips for Karate Instructors (Part 2) – Teaching Kata
Sensei Hanratty offers tips on how to effectively teach kata.
19 Aug 202517min
Episode 51: Identifying and Treating Karate Injuries
Sensei Hanratty discusses the most common injuries suffered by practitioners of karate and other martial arts, including how to identify and treat them.
13 Aug 202525min
Episode 50: Tips for Karate Instructors (Part 1) – Intro
Sensei Hanratty begins this series of episodes about karate instruction by discussing the following: -What belt to wear when joining or visiting a club-How he started teaching in the UK and then Canad...
5 Aug 202516min
Episode 49: Similarities Between Karate and Golf
Sensei Hanratty discusses what karate has in common with golf, another sport he loves. He touches on the following:-The importance of a good mental attitude-The difference between criticism and correc...
3 Aug 202520min
Episode 48: Anatomy of a Front Kick
Sensei Hanratty discusses the following:-importance of looking at the weapon used in each kick-stretches to help your kicks-value of using kicking pads-kicking drills, particularly for front kicks-whe...
7 Jul 202526min
Episode 47: Reflections on my 80th Birthday
Sensei Hanratty offers some thoughts on his surprise 80th birthday celebration earlier this month, at which he was awarded his 9th Dan. He also discusses what’s kept him fit and interested in karate a...
30 Jun 202519min
