An Intensity Tip For Our Students! We are turning things up in here! I want you guys to really think about something for a second. So, what would shake up an opponent or attacker more? To be thrown 3 feet or to be pushed 3 inches? Really think about it… In this video, I demonstrated both. You saw that when …
Practice Tip For A Jump-Back Fist–Reverse Punch
Hello everybody! So, the jump-back fist- reverse punch. I’m noticing some of my students have the hang of it and some are struggling with when to throw and land. Here’s a quick tip for those who want to improve on this combination. Skip! Try practicing the jump-back fist- reverse punch by incorporating a little skip into it. You can come …
Listen To The Sound Of Your Uniform – Part 1
Listen To The Sound Of Your Uniform Can you hear it? Students, one of the things I want you to do when you are practicing your forms is to listen to the sound of them. I was just testing a student on their universals one through nine and their techniques were really strong, really good! However, I couldn’t hear their uniform! …
Stretching For Speed
Hey everyone! I want to share another quick training tip with you, today. I want to share the importance of stretching! Stretching is a key element to becoming faster as a martial artist. The more flexible you are, the faster you’ll be able to move. And obviously, the least likely you’ll be to actually injure yourself. But if you want to …
How To Perfect Your Front Kick
A Quick Front Kick Training Tip! When students are learning the front kick for the first time, it’s very common that you see them make this mistake- their knee comes up and they shoot the kick but their standing foot comes up, too. This causes the heel to leave the ground. This is not correct because it can cause you to …
Use An Event To Improve Faster
Use An Event To Improve Faster Hey, what’s up, everybody?! Welcome to Master Alley’s Training Tips – episode number one! The training tip for today is: Use an event to improve, faster! You’re already making sure that you’re coming to class and that you’re training. You may be working towards your yellow belt, your orange belt, eventually your black belt, right? Some …
Ways To Practice Martial Arts At Home
3 Ways To Practice Martial Arts At Home, especially if you’re a beginner… Earlier this week, a parent reached out to me- “Master Alley, my child isn’t practicing at home.” My response was, she probably doesn’t really know how to practice. Honestly, as a beginner, when you’re first starting out, all you’re learning are very basic movements, one move at …
Incorporating Black Belt Respect At School And At Home
Hello everyone! Earlier this week Mrs. Garcia talked about some ways to work with our children on being respectful, courteous and kind at home and at school. I wanted to share it with you. Here is what she had to say: “Hi guys, this is Mrs. Garcia with Super Kicks Karate in Leesburg! I hope everyone’s having a wonderful 2018! I …
9 Reasons We Are Martial Arts Instructors
It’s the beginning of a new month and I am reminding my staff why we love being martial artists. Yesterday, I held a team meeting and gave my team nine different reasons they are martial artists, just to remind us why we do what we do. Number 1- We get to share our passion. I love martial arts! All of …
Excellent vs Excellence
This week our leadership life skill is understanding the difference between excellent and excellence. Hello, everybody! Years ago, I can remember going into a school and teaching a gymnasium worth of students. One of the questions I asked was, “What does it mean to have excellence?” Invariably, students raised their hand. They were saying things like, “The best, great, perfect.” …