Sensei Hanratty offers tips on how to effectively teach kata.

Sensei Hanratty discusses the most common injuries suffered by practitioners of karate and other martial arts, including how to identify and treat them.

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 Canada

-Origins of his instructors' course and Shotokan Instructor's Handbook

-Coaching training he’s done

Key quote: "You ease into instruction through necessity.”

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 correction

-His impressions of the first club he trained at in Canada

-The value of karate over most sports

Key quotes:

"A strong spirit carries a weak technique.”

“Do it for yourself – do it for your own satisfaction... Be proud of what you do, and just keep doing it.”

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 correction
-His impressions of the first club he trained at in Canada
-The value of karate over most sports

Key quotes:
"A strong spirit carries a weak technique.”
“Do it for yourself – do it for your own satisfaction... Be proud of what you do, and just keep doing it.”

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

-when to make kime during a front snapping kick

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 all these years, an upcoming trip that some of his students will be taking to Okinawa, a few thoughts on weapons training, and past karate camps he's enjoyed.

Sensei Hanratty, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday and also received his 9th Dan, discusses the following:

-The best way to handle a return to training after an extended break.

-Students who visit dojos other than their own.

-The importance of staying relaxed and fluid during kumite.

-Developing your full physical potential.

Key quote: “Classes are kind of like a living thing.”

Sensei Hanratty continues his discussion of common misconceptions about karate and other martial arts, particularly as they're depicted in movies and TV shows. Some of the questions answered by Sensei Hanratty:

-Is it realistic to block multiple techniques before deciding how to respond?

-Can someone develop their body or mind to become immune to pain?

-Does a trained martial artist have a definite advantage in a street fight, or are there factors that can neutralize that advantage?

-Is it possible to neutralize an attacker with a single technique?

Sensei Hanratty is joined by Angus Rogers, chief instructor of Heads of the Valleys Tang Soo Do, based in Wales, for a conversation about the similarities and differences between Tang Soo Do and Shotokan karate.

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Angus Rogers' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HOVTangSooDo