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As far as the how to brake in a corner, I think Mr. Fist has you covered pretty good as far as street riding goes.
imho, the need to brake in a corner should be more rare than common baring city surface streets. Some yielding intersections are curved to the merge point and traffic can be thick enough to need to come to a complete stop.
Now once outside of city limits, I follow a very simple rule about braking in corners. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you are riding within your limits and your vision, the need to brake in a corner goes way, way, way down. Also, think about standing the bike up in a right hand turn? Where are you going to go? Into oncoming traffic, so lane placement should be a thought as well. Its a problem that most of us track riders do NOT have. Just the same as the BRC, we do the same on the street and the track if we need to shed speed mid corner. Expect the bike to want to stand up and go wide. While trail braking is a useful skill, it's purpose is not directly related to your question, as the purpose of trail braking is to finalize your corner entry speed. Post apex, you should be rolling on the throttle when the need to slow or stop comes up. AND... it should NOT be a surprise as best you can, giving you time and space to reduce lean angle and shed speed.
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