Why test?

Aug 13, 2012 by

I had an email from someone asking why I focus on testing/ranking/promotion programs, as opposed to general martial arts home study. His points were: There’s a lot of good instructional...

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How to Check the Quality of a DL Program

Aug 7, 2012 by

Great post on MartialTalk about checking the quality of a martial arts distance learnign...

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Chuck Sullivan on Video Testing

Jul 18, 2012 by

This newsletter (from 1995) has an interesting discussion of video testing vs. in-person testing.  It’s written by Chuck Sullivan, who is one of Ed Parker’s Kenpo black belt originals...

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The Credibility of Martial Arts Distance Learning

Jul 18, 2012 by

Interesting opinion piece I stumbled upon while searching for martial arts DL programs to list.  I don’t think the organization (Sierra Martial Arts and Fitness) offers a DL program, so...

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