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    BALANCING ACT

    Sep 15, 2021 3 minutes

    In a classic moment from the 1980s, Mr Miyagi tells his student, Daniel, to stand on the bow of his fishing boat before delivering a life lesson.

    “Better learn balance. Balance is key. If balance good, karate good. Everything good. If balance bad, better pack up. Go home. Understand?”

    But is balance really that important to anyone not under the tutelage of a kindly old neighbourhood karate master? Look around the gym and you’re unlikely to see many high beams – even more conventional bits of kit like BOSU balls (more on those

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