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    Training under the Joshua Tree
    Matt Powell
    • Jun 16
    • 6 min

    Training under the Joshua Tree

    Many years ago, (probably around 2003) my good friend Dave Galloway and I jumped into my sky-blue Toyota MR2 and headed down to the West...
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    Samurai on the School Run
    Matt Powell
    • Apr 11
    • 4 min

    Samurai on the School Run

    A blog accepting that not everything is how it seems from Petersfield Karate
    62 views0 comments
    Choose Grace Over Pace!
    Matt Powell
    • Jan 21
    • 3 min

    Choose Grace Over Pace!

    There is no need to rush, is the technique or opportunity on trajectory?
    66 views0 comments
    Is that helpful?
    Matt Powell
    • Jan 14
    • 4 min

    Is that helpful?

    A blog about the value of a mentor. In karate and life.
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    ‘Where’s the Respect?’
    Matt Powell
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    ‘Where’s the Respect?’

    It is now eighteen months since my dad passed away and every now and again, I hear him in my mind. It is crystal clear.
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    Clock Watching
    Matt Powell
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Clock Watching

    Back in 2004 my Instructor and his Wife had moved to Gouda in Holland to live. It was an interesting lifestyle choice, and it was one...
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    I am NOT a machine! A lesson from Winston!
    Matt Powell
    • May 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    I am NOT a machine! A lesson from Winston!

    In my mind no one could work harder than me! I thought that was impressive! …… I regularly used to brag on my Facebook posts that I was work
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    The Currency of Cool
    Matt Powell
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Currency of Cool

    I never pretend to be ‘cooler’ than I am. I just hope my example will inspire students to value creation over conformity.
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    Tomorrow starts today!
    Matt Powell
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tomorrow starts today!

    This Blog was originally published on our association webpage in May 2019. Back in 2014 we had hosted a relatively informal competition...
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    Straight off the line!
    Matt Powell
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Straight off the line!

    The largest competition we used to regularly attend in the UK was the Shobbu-Ippon International in Guildford. Around 2008-2009 it peaked...
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    Nice Saw….. what else is in your toolkit?
    Matt Powell
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Nice Saw….. what else is in your toolkit?

    I have often compared tools in a toolkit to a student’s repertoire of techniques that they could confidently utilise under different circums
    62 views0 comments
    El Condor Pasa – (If I could)
    Matt Powell
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    El Condor Pasa – (If I could)

    Back in the 1980’s SEKU (The Shotokan of England Karate Union), the karate association where I grew up, used to have successful...
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    Family first - Karate 4 Pops!
    Matt Powell
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Family first - Karate 4 Pops!

    Back in May 2008 I was training hard and along with my fellow members of the SEKU squad. We were working towards Abe Sensei’s JSKA world...
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    Life imitates art ….. Accepting Limbo
    Matt Powell
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Life imitates art ….. Accepting Limbo

    The first Lockdown happened at a good time for me. I have written before that I was dealing with grief and personal loss. The consequence...
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    Bite Size chunks…build happy habits!
    Matt Powell
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Bite Size chunks…build happy habits!

    Anyone who has had a break from karate will appreciate that one of the first skills to depreciate is controlled breath that is coordinated t
    67 views0 comments
    Which one of you is me?
    Matt Powell
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Which one of you is me?

    A lot of time has passed since those early days in my karate career, but somethings have not
    93 views0 comments
    Moving Benches
    Matt Powell
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Moving Benches

    I feel real empathy during these conversations as I myself have a young family and appreciate that for many ‘life just gets in the way’.
    50 views0 comments
    Train the Main Brain!
    Matt Powell
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 6 min

    Train the Main Brain!

    I had other seniors and instructors that inspired me, but I wanted to be just like that!
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    That guy in the Mirror is not as good as me!
    Matt Powell
    • Aug 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    That guy in the Mirror is not as good as me!

    I often reference personal experiences in my karate classes and have mentioned many times that Karate is my source of Self Esteem.
    89 views0 comments

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