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First Steps
Having to start somewhere, I thought I would start here. A karate stance Questioning Why You're Doing What You're Doing At one of my previous dojo, I was having a problem learning a kata: I could never remember what foot to step with first. It was actually a little more complicated than that, there was also a hand gesture with the yōi (用意, ready position) different than any other I had already learned, and I couldn't remember whether to step first and then move the hands or t
Brian Barkauskas
May 33 min read
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