Caron Harris
Dojo Life: Leadership
One thing you learn when preparing for your black belt test is who you can rely on. Your ukes teach you what you need to know technically...
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Caron Harris
- May 30
- 2 min
Dojo Life: A New Insight From the Belt List
I am preparing for my black belt promotion, and man, it is hard work! But this means something good, too: I am getting the opportunity to...
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Caron Harris
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Dojo Life: My Perfect Uke
What makes a good uke? We all know that the uke is the one who attacks us and receives our retaliations, in class and during our...
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Jessica Howard
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
On Being an Uke
In jiujitsu, we practice techniques one-on-one, with one person attacking and the other defending. The tori is the person defending, and...
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Caron Harris
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Dojo Life: My Worst. Belt Test. Ever.
I always grin for the “class photo” after a belt test. I make a point of it—it’s a happy occasion, so I smile broadly every time I attend...
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Jessica Howard
- May 24, 2021
- 5 min
15 Ways to Develop Street Awareness for Self-Defense
In martial arts we train our bodies to respond to an act of aggression, confrontation or attack. But what is equally important is having...
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Caron Harris
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Dojo Life: Learning How to Learn
When I started training in American Jiu Jitsu in September 2008, I was 58 years old, female, overweight, and knew less than nothing about...
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Jessica Howard
- Feb 12, 2021
- 5 min
10 Ways to Train During the Pandemic
Our dojo closed down from April to August 2020 because of lockdowns and social distancing rules.
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