Expert Clips
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Expert Clips are short, focused videos created to benefit AAKF members in their martial arts journey. This growing collection features insights from leading experts in karate, fitness, competition strategy, psychology, and martial arts authorship. Members can browse tutorials, interviews, and training tips designed to improve skills both inside and outside the dojo.
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Dr. Alex Tong, a life-long karate practitioner and scientist, demonstrates how different levels of kata understanding translate into practical self-defense.
Nutrition for Athletes
A good diet won’t turn a mediocre athlete into a champion, but poor food choices can turn a potential champion into a mediocre one. Dr. Donna Lee shares key nutrition insights for athletes.
How to Take Action Shots
Timing is everything. Discover pro-level techniques for capturing crisp, dynamic action shots with guidance from photographer Kira Kaplinsky.
Stretching Techniques
Physical therapist Keith Sullivan explains four types of stretching to help you care for your body and improve mobility.
Teaching Techniques
Maral Abooali is a school psychologist who discusses the importance of relationship building as the basis for connecting with students when teaching. Click to learn her expert advice.
A Stretching Kata
Sensei John Hyatt shares a series of stretches you can incorporate into your daily routine to help alleviate back pain and loosen tight muscles.
Power from the Center: Teaching Tanden Awareness in Shotokan
A resource for instructors on teaching students to develop focus, stability, and tanden awareness, presented by energy medicine practitioner Deirdre Layne.
Breathing Techniques
Asim Haracic, a practicing psychiatrist, discusses breathing methods that improve focus, stability, and calm under pressure.