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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 1H 4M

4: From Struggling Student to Head Instructor: Professor Beane’s Journey

from The Tri-Star Podcast · host The Tri-Star Podcast

In this episode, Professor Duane Brumitt interviews Professor Chris Beane about his 26-year journey from a bullied 11-year-old who struggled with martial arts to becoming the head instructor at Tri-Star Academy in Bradley, IL. Discover how grit, discipline, and refusing to quit transformed a student who wasn’t naturally gifted into a master instructor-and why comparing your child to others misses the point entirely. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tristarkarate.substack.com

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