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AMERICAN KANG DUK WON KARATE |
Assistant Instructor's Class
Presented by:
Mr. David W. Dummitt and Mr. Darin J. Zehr
Senior Instructors
Karate Camp - July, 2000
American Kang Duk Won Association
To pass on your knowledge to others is one of the reasons you are here on earth, not
just in the martial arts but in all areas of life.
Grandmaster Arndt's teaching on discipline.
From: American Kang Duk Won Basic Principles & techniques. By Master Lawlor.
Leadership:
- If you have a concern, talk to your instructor or Master Lawlor, don't talk to people who can't do anything about it.
- In order to be a good leader, you need to be a good follower.
- Putting the instructors patch on does not make you a leader.
- Follow the class instructor's lead.
- Attend American Kang Duk Won events.
- Be positive.
- If you have a concern, talk to your instructor or Master Lawlor, don't talk to people who can't do anything about it.
Requesting and receiving a patch tells parents, students and instructors that you
are making yourself available for the students.
Administration:
- Write "it" down.
- Be on time, which is, .... 15 minutes prior to the start of class.
- Make yourself available for questions/paperwork/communication with the instructor.
- Have students fall-in on time.
- Attend meetings and seminars.
- Communication with instructor.
- Forward all paperwork to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
- Call ahead of time if not attending class.
- Forward conversations with students.
- If you cover class, review events of the class in a timely manner.
- Write "it" down.
Instructing is the road that takes you to the next level of understanding
techniques.
Instruction:
- If you are not absolutely positive of the answer to a question, tell the student
you will check on it (don't ad lib) and then get back to them. Follow through.
- Try not to talk too much, keep the class active.
- Give encouragement and be patient with students.
- Focus on what the instructor is focusing on.
- Don't bring into class something that the instructor hasn't brought up ... talk to the instructor first.
- Students want to go home knowing they learned something in karate. Don't focus too much on chunbi, kicking motion, etc. with beginners.
- Give yourself time to get to know the instructor and class.., be patient.
- Be sure to project your voice when in front of the class.
- Try not to "overteach" technique.
- If you are not absolutely positive of the answer to a question, tell the student you will check on it (don't ad lib) and then get back to them, Follow through.
Students are the mirror of their instructor.
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