Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at
6:31 am
I hate walking into a Martial Art School and seeing a bunch of kids walking their way through techniques, blocks, exercises, stretches and katas as if they are just going through the motions waiting for the session to end.
I also hate walking into a class that is totally out of control with kids running wild and ignoring all instruction. It may sound odd but I hate the first problem more than the second. A class full of kids who have too much energy is a great problem to have, all you need to do is find a way to harness that energy.
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Monday, June 29th, 2009 at
12:32 pm
Parents are always asking “When is the best time to start their kids in a Martial Art”… the answer is always as young as possible. Obviously most instructors don’t want to be teaching lessons to 2 year olds so the youngest age of most schools to start teaching kids martial arts is around 5yo.
Although most Instructors don’t want to teach 1, 2 or 3yo kids they generally start teaching their own children as soon as they start walking. Just jump on youtube and you can find proud parents showing their toddlers picking up sparring gloves and having a go or trying to get an arm bar on their Mum or Dad.kids with Martial Artist Parents should always have an advantage.Physical Exercise is just seen as a part a normal lifestyle.
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Friday, June 26th, 2009 at
7:31 am
These are my thoughts on dishing out punishment in the dojo and in life…
I see a lot of Martial Art Instructors using Push Ups as a form of punishment and it drives me crazy. How can making someone do something beneficial be a punishment? If your kids misbehave do you tell them to eat a healthy meal and get a good nights sleep.If they are well behaved do you pump them full of fast food treats and make them play video games all night till the sun comes up?… Maybe you do but I hope not.
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at
7:05 pm
Instructors have emailed me asking what to do about the kids in their classes that are always laughing and never take the lessons seriously. I know that this can be a problem when you need them to be serious but having times in your lesson for the kids to giggle is practically required.
Kids love to laugh and have a fun time when doing things.Quite simply, they will want to stop and do something else if their training isn't fun.
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