--- title: blog | Anna-Maria Goossens --- [Skip to content](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/author/anna-maria-goossens#main-content) [![Matsubayashi Ryu Shorin Ryu kanji](https://northamptonkarate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NK%20Logo%20high%20res%20photo.jpg?width=50&height=101&name=NK%20Logo%20high%20res%20photo.jpg)](https://northamptonkarate.com/) - [Home](https://northamptonkarate.com/) - [Classes](https://northamptonkarate.com/classes) Show submenu for Classes - [Adults](https://northamptonkarate.com/adult-classes) - [Teens](https://northamptonkarate.com/teen-class) - [Children](https://northamptonkarate.com/kids-class) - [Instructors](https://northamptonkarate.com/classes-0) - [Understanding Karate](https://northamptonkarate.com/guidelines-for-practice) - [Blog](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog) - [Plan Your Visit](https://northamptonkarate.com/visit-us) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://northamptonkarate.com/) - [Classes](https://northamptonkarate.com/classes) Show submenu for Classes - [Adults](https://northamptonkarate.com/adult-classes) - [Teens](https://northamptonkarate.com/teen-class) - [Children](https://northamptonkarate.com/kids-class) - [Instructors](https://northamptonkarate.com/classes-0) - [Understanding Karate](https://northamptonkarate.com/guidelines-for-practice) - [Blog](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog) - [Plan Your Visit](https://northamptonkarate.com/visit-us) # Thinking about Moving Essays by members of Northampton Karate on various aspects of their practice [![](https://northamptonkarate.com/hubfs/20211023_095451-1.jpg)](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/a-lesson-about-teaching) ## [A lesson about teaching](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/a-lesson-about-teaching) [Anna-Maria Goossens](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/author/anna-maria-goossens) Apr 7, 2026 8:12:33 AM Sometimes, good teaching is about knowing when to stop teaching. 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[Read more](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/trust-your-instructors-over-the-internet) [![A group of karate students practicing outside in the summer](https://northamptonkarate.com/hubfs/20210619_095733.jpg)](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/karate-zen-and-humidity-as-one) [karate](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/tag/karate), [improving your practice](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/tag/improving-your-practice), [karate and zen as one](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/tag/karate-and-zen-as-one) ## [Karate, Zen, and Humidity as One](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/karate-zen-and-humidity-as-one) [Anna-Maria Goossens](https://northamptonkarate.com/blog/author/anna-maria-goossens) May 5, 2025 4:18:19 PM As I've written previously, Sensei Nagamine talked a lot about Ken Zen Ichi Nyo — Karate and Zen as ... 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