Karate Talk 2: Online Training, does it make sense?

Remember last month's KarateTalk from Schwerin/Germany? No? Not a surprise. The transmission broke and Jorge and Heero chatted for over half an hour in front of a camera that didn't work. We are doing this again, but this time it WILL actually work. See you soon when we discuss Online Training and whether it makes sense for the martial arts!

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