What makes a good martial art instructor ?
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Someone who is patient, understanding and open minded to the abilities of their students. Being able to see the strengths and weaknesses in students and encourage accordingly. A good knowledge of your Art is needed, but it's not as important as having the right mental attitude and maturity to take on such a responsiblility.
I can tell you what doesn't make a good instructor, know alls, show offs, egoists, racists and those who are selfish.
A good Martial Arts teacher will understand that their position is the similar to that of a school teacher and should be as responsible, teaching youngsters methods of hurting people and defending themselves as well as mental and physical balance should be kept positive and retain the ethos of the art.
Anyone can be taught to throw a hard punch, a good instructor will teach his students to avoid the situation in the first place.
A students ability, attitude and personality can be shaped by a good teacher, which is why women very often make the best Instructors, and thats coming from a man!. (boy, admitting that hurt more than a roundhouse to the ribs).
A monk ?
Rip-off from "The bulletproof monk" - hint contains spoilers.
It is not anger, it is peace (kids film, u no)
It is not power, it is grace,
It is not knowing thy enemy, it is noing thyself.
Meanwhile, I think a martial arts instructor usually has to be very skilled - having developed his body and mind to a level able to wean great knowledge from the souls of his tutees so that they may see it and be astounded in themselves. Then once he is sure they know - he must insure they are perfectly disciplined in the training of their holy temple for the usual mind- body- spirit balance that peace requires. This means repetition of moves and spot-tests - surely they must be ready for everything.
As for martial arts instructor - it'd be helpful if he knew his art e.g. safety techniques, punches, kicks, throws, blocks, etc. And of course there's always the finishing move.
Tae-bo is cool. Thats good for exercise though. I'd recommend that as a good non-contact martial art. I think Aikido's the very posh one and capoeira for the real keen ones who want the decent body.
Be careful everyone.
Good with kids
Good with Parents
Good with Americans ( we are a retarded greedy society that needs things NOW NOW NOW )
Understands the art and isnt a self proclaimed 10th degree Dan.. True 10th degree's are like 70 years old.. not 40
Someone who doesnt get whooped by his students. I had a kick boxing instructer who thught he was jean claude van damme. He got put on his **** more times than I could count by some of his students
An understanding of mental discipline.
The ability to explain things (teach).
Scholarly knowledge of the style and several others.
The ability to assess real student progress beyond simple predefined tests (distinguish studying from cramming).
The ability to inspire.
its all down to personal preference, if you want to be pushed find a hard nosed tutor, if you want to train for fun, find yourself a tutor who is in it for the money, there easy to spot, flash car, no sense of modesty. if you want a really good teacher they will look in to your soul and see for themselves what you are made of.
someone who can make his student wash his car
wax on - wax off.
Some one like my instructor. he is an instructor that can push you but not to exhaustion and he can be fun too.
i also know him well outside of class and he does not treat me as an inferior because i am a lower rank than him. he treats me with as much respect that i give him. he is 1 of about 10 instructors that i have. he has also been in black belt magazine and has trained some movie stars that are in martial arts movies.like shark boy from Shark boy and Lava girl.
Knowledge
likes students
knows how to explain things
First of all, he should look and dress like this:
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someone who knows the rules
Depends on what you're looking for, but friendly, honest, patient, flexible, and knowlegable are usually things you'll want to look for.
personally what i believe makes a good martial arts instructor is:
humility - no matter how good an instructor is, no matter how good a martial artist is, there will always be someone in the world that's better, this must be known and revered. the greatest enemy can be your own ego, it can blind you from what a martial artist should truely be, which is humble, a servant of his art.
respect - for himself, his art, other and all martial arts, his colleagues, his students, and his environment. if an instructor doesn't keep himself respectful and presentable, it gives others the impression that he is not a skilled teacher.
honor - for his art and all living things. honor doesn't mean he must accept each challenge and prove that his art is better, his honor is in showing his students and the public that he is a man of respect and honorable to all living things and all that is good.
and
patience - with students, and their parents. with disorderly people as well. a patient instructor will reap good students. an instructor who lacks this trait will reap poorly skilled students who don't understand their own art, because no one had the patience to teach it to them.
that's just my opinion.
~*smilez*~
Besides the obvious of having the sufficient level of skill, the should have a full working knowledge of the history and ophilosophy of the art. They should also make certain that their students have a strong working knowledge of those thigns as well.
They should not ignore practciality for aesthetics. They should be patient, and courteous. They shouldbe able to maintain the discipline in the class without having to resort to intimidation. They should be able to explain the techniques thoroughly and their emphasis should be on the ability of the student to USE the techniques.
These are just general guidelines, but that should help..
One who bull-shits a lot.
First off, You can't be fat like the majority of the so called instructors.
someone with real experience.not some bloke 25 years old with all these dans and titles that mean ****.have fun finding someone with real experience most of us are retired.spent years and years on 2nd degree etc(just making a point)not 5th or 6th degrees at 25?cant happen,no way jose.
Sorry to see that your question has received negative response - thought it was a good one myself; but to answer you directly personal preference is good point; experience a plenty is necessary; and patients by the truck load is essential
Hard to say.
Three of instructor that I've had in my life stand out the most are:
My second Muay Thai instructor (I've had 3). He's very straight to point and doesn't bother with any stupid things. He isn't there to try be your friend, he's there to teach and train. He's firm with his students. He have kicked people out of his gym for being lazy, having poor discpline, etc. I wouldn't say he's the instructor for everyone. He train fighters only and the gym is semi private. However if you're fighter, I think he's perfect instructor for you. Don't get me wrong, he never treat anyone bad. He simply keep his real life and teaching seperate.
My brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor was great. He's very nice and friendly and laugh a lot. He also never seems to be in any rush and always take his time to teach. He also grapples with students everyday so he can see what the student need to work on and give students feedback. This really help because it show that he still can kick everyone *** but also keep everyone else humble. I miss him :-(
My third boxing instructor (I've had three): He was first boxing coach to not try rip me off. He is a very nice man and alway ioking around, and talk with students a lot before and after class. but during class he's almost like as my first instructor. He use to be in military for long time. I thik 23 years or so.
Overall I think it depends on what you want. If you want to be a fighter, the best instructor would be the type who is firm and not scare to kick people out if he/she feel it's necreassay. Also they should push you really hard to push you to do your best. However they have to accept if you lose a fight (my first instructor never got upset about any of my losses because he know I gave my 100% all way to end). If you want a good instructor that teach martial arts for fun then those that are friendly and easygoing but yet realistic and down to earth.
worse instructor are the type that never seem to be serious and always praise the students over every tiny things. It will develope false sense of secure in the students which is a bad thing. Also the instructor that get mad at students if they doesn't perform well in fight even when the student give 100% is a really bad signal. The instructor who abuse students are bad. Keep in mind I think instructors have to kick the students *** in sparring once in a while, but nothing too extreme. If the instructor start to punch/kick student at full power and fight so hard that student have no chance to learn anything then that's too much.
not necessarily in order Skill, patience,talent to interpret technique into easily digestible portions.lots of luck in encouraging good students
someone that can say
"do it like this"
and demonstrate exactly how it should be done,
not
"do it like this"
demonstrate it and say
"higher though" or "faster, sharper, stronger better"
and tell people off when they do.
some one that gives praise when due and criticise when not At the right moment not at the end of the lesson.
someone that has experience in what they do and not just know how.
someone that doesn't hurt you for the sake of showing their superiority
well there are so many things but anybody under thirty and hasn't competed in at least 10 years of competitions does instruct at my dojo
someone with belief in their art but not to the exclusion of others.
Also an instructor that still trains in their given art as well as others to further their understanding.
The best instructor is still a student, they do not enclose themselves in their own little world becoming all powerful.
They do not surround themselves with disciples who will wash their feet if asked out of some kind of hero worship , but have the respect of ALL their students by having respect for themselves and not allowing this ego trip.
A good instructor will see potential in all and try to bring it out to make the student the best they can be.
No one is perfect a good instructor will not pretend to be.
Martial arts is for all not just for those who become champions.
What is a champion??
Someone who wins a belt ?
Yes this would be good for an instructor a good advert for their club don't you agree??
What about someone who gains the confidence to live a life most of us take for granted?
As an instructor with both they are wonderful achievements but i know which lasts longer and which one i am most proud of.
I'm a Muay Thai instructor.been in it since 94', and just finished two years in Thailand full time.
Therefore, it is of my opinion that ex-fighters make the best instructors.
Their own experience carries through to everything they are teaching you.
Even the mental side. Before my last professional fight, an ex-Lumpini champion who was wrapping my hands noticed I was over-concerning myself with my massive opponent, whilst he was shadow-boxing in the corner. He immediately identified with the thoughts running through my mind, and told me 'no'. 'Not to do that'. And in a second, I was transported back to focusing on the task ahead, rather than worrying about his size and his previous kick-boxing experience. My mood calmed and my heart-rate did too.
All with a few words said at the right time to someone in shoes he knew really well was my mind saved.
Only an ex-fighter can do this. And this is just one example of many.
Peace out.
Oh, and I kicked his a s s too!
my sensei's have given/shown or demonstrated to me
*the gift of confidence
*the gift of patience
*the meaning of bishido
*the knowlede behind my art
*respect
*their time
*their skills
*reasonable expectations
*teaching me what i was willing to learn
*determination
both my sensei's (sensei davidson 1st dan (he was upgrade to intructor after demonstrating outstanding knowledge of the art and giving an outstanding preformance) and sensei collier 6th dan who taught sensei davidson everything he knows) demostrate and show why they teach each kata/block/strikes and never expect miricals first time.
both sensei's have given me confidence i could never have possibly imagined.when i first started jujitsu 3 mnths ago i was the only girl yet i was treated no differently, nothing more or less was expected of me. he does not practice disipline, he practices respect.
he does not teach for profit. he teaches for pleasure, with each class costing £3 an hour to cover cost for the hall, any left over he buys a single drink for himself and the rest towards equipment for the class.all radings he charges just £3.50 upto black belt.
he also is willing to teach yoiu what ver you are willing to learn.
i took my first ever grading last saturday. i got very high scores in every area and iv never been so happy to have my belt presented and wrapped around me by my sensei (sensei collier) i am not a yellow belt in the go shin ryu karate/jujitsu club.
i even know the club kata thats how great my instructors are.
remeber pupils are usually a reflection of the instructor.
those are what i feel are good properties of an instructor.
his trainer or sensei, dedication
Somebody who is calm with their students, who knows wat their doing
Lots of practice,knowledge and patience to learn others.
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