Making karate more accessible for women - some considerations and suggestions

Online course: Making Karate More Accessible for Women

do you teach karate to women?
do you help to teach or manage a dojo?
do you sometimes feel you'd like to recruit and retain more female students?
would you like to make sure the karate you offer is equally suited to both male and female students?
or are you just interested in the gender gap in martial arts and would like to explore ideas about integration?

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Don Came

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I recommend this product

1 year ago

A much-needed insight into making karate more accessible for women!

As a martial artist practising and teaching for many years, I found Mary Steven’s insights fresh, well-presented, and thought-provoking. A very worthwhile course for teachers and students

Don Came

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I recommend this product

1 year ago

A much-needed insight into making karate more accessible for women!

As a martial artist practising and teaching for many years, I found Mary Steven’s insights fresh, well-presented, and thought-provoking. A very worthwhile course for teachers and students

Rob Thornton

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I recommend this product

1 year ago

Highly recommend

This course has made me more mindful on how to approach coaching females in the dojo. Although i already have experience in teaching males and females the course made me aware of things I perhaps overlooked in the past.
Thank you.

Michiel Commandeur

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I recommend this product

1 year ago

Highly recommended

This course is a valuable reminder for male instructors to be aware of their blind spots. No matter how good your intentions, as a male instructor you simply can not know exactly how your female students experience the classes, This course gives you great considerations and encourages to keep working on open and honest dialogue.
What I found especially refreshing was the call for flexibility and to not let pseudo-traditional habits dictate what to do in the dojo. Because indeed, the world will keep turning, even if we're wearing black gi's.

James Concannon

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I recommend this product

1 year ago

Excellent

An engrossing look at issues, some of which I was aware of but others I wasn't, very useful overall.

Feedback so far:

“This course provided a lot of food for thought for anyone trying to provide a more inclusive experience for their students… I thought all of the course was very useful but was especially interested in the differences between the male and female anatomy including the statistics around grip strength and upper body strength…I also thought the grips and the tailoring of these drills to the female experience was great. It also gave me more ideas for tailoring further drills for women.” Roxanne Selby – (first finisher of the course)

“4 deep into this already and it's brilliant. A lot of stuff, I'd like to think I did and considered, other things are like a slap in the face and a wake up call.

The best thing so far .. "the world still turns". Thank you Mary, this is definitely a must have course for anyone that teaches mixed classes.” Joe Bennett

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