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Is Your Sensei a Lemon? Uncertainty and the Karate Market

Why are the vast majority of Karate instructors below average? George Akerlof’s research on information asymmetry explains this apparent mathematical impossibility.

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Published June 16
Categorized as Economics, Karate, Teaching Tagged Gresham's Law

Should You Sign a Karate Contract?

Karate class

So you visited the local Karate dojo. You enjoyed the free introductory class, and you’re ready to enroll. One minor detail stands between you and black belt prowess: The Contract.

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Published April 24
Categorized as Karate, Philosophy, Teaching Tagged contracts

Do You Have Black Belt Envy?

Let me tell you a dirty little secret about black belts. They have no particular meaning at all.

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Published April 1
Categorized as Aikido, Karate, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching Tagged Black Belt, McDojo, Testing

New Karate Kid Music Video

The Karate Kid

It’s been twenty years since its release, so The Karate Kid is officially cool again. The indie rock band No More Kings has drafted the movie’s original cast members into its latest music video.

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Published March 25
Categorized as Karate, Martial Arts Humor, Video Tagged Karate, Karate Kid, music video

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