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KORA Ranks of Achievement

KORA Ranks of Achievement Year One – Beginner The first stage of your KORA journey is Beginner. This is where you build a solid foundation, develop essential skills and begin to understand the principles behind our arts. Year Two – Technician The Technician stage is about developing greater understanding, technical ability and confidence in applyingContinue reading “KORA Ranks of Achievement”

Principle Driven Skill Development

Russ Smith has written what is arguably one of the best “how to teach martial arts” books I’ve ever read. I’ll come back to the book itself later. I also want to discuss why I think you should buy it. But first, let’s talk about the challenge of teaching this complex thing we call martialContinue reading “Principle Driven Skill Development”

Mastering KORA: The Art of In-Person Learning

I designed the KORA toolbox to be taught as a living tradition. By that, I mean that I learned my techniques in person from my teachers and passed them on in person from me. I think in-person heart-to-heart mentoring is the best way to learn any skill, especially one that teaches measure control, timing, andContinue reading “Mastering KORA: The Art of In-Person Learning”