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Thanks Zaine. I am a first aid trainer so I will be training our dan grades and students in first aid and safeguarding. Basically we've been bad mouthed by a petty club stating that we werent "instructor trained" , from the sound of it this isnt actually worth it as long as we're covered with first aid etc and we have enough experience to be able to teach safely.

What is usually covered on an instructors course?

Hi, I'm one of 3 dan grades at a new independent club. We have everything in place (insurances, first aid, safeguarding etc), but I've been asked about instructor training. I've read posts and articles about the pro's and con's of it and wanted your opinions, is it worth it? Myself and another dan grade have got - First aid training (I'm an instructor) Safeguarding certificates (again I'm a safeguard trainer) PTTLS (QCF as it's now know) so have a basic teaching qualification We do lesson plans Club advertising and finances Minimum of 12 years karate training each Is there anything else that we would need? seems pointless to spend money on a certificate to cover what we already have in place, minus a certificate. thanks in advance https://www.reddragonkarate.co.uk

I've just come from a club that in my (and most students) had a poor instructor. Instructor has over 40+ years karate (although I think first dan may have been in a different style, not shotokan). Anyway, out of my last 90 minute session with him I estimate we trained for 20, the rest was standing there listening to him bad mouth other clubs, instructors and about his you tube watching. Myself and 3 dan's didnt agree on his overriding of grading results (we were independent so we graded students), when we voiced our concern we were told, "if you dont like it leave"... so we did. Myself, 2 other Dan's and a 4th Kyu, we decided to set up our own club and within 2 weeks a lot of the other students from the old club asked if they could join us as they too were tired of his poor teaching, personal attacks (telling an adult he's fat in front of the whole class and thats why he cant kick), pulling a female student with degrading hip issues to the front to demonstrate a kick that she is unable to do, and knowing she couldnt and forced her into tears in front of the class. 2 months on and his class is almost none existent and yet we have not approached any student, they approached us, left a while ago or was going to leave. He is now bad mouthing us on social media etc, which we're not rising to, but he hasnt got the guts to ask why his class all left, it was because of him and his teaching. Since we left parents have looked at his personal facebook page and are shocked at his racist posts etc. I and my fellow students want to learn and enjoy karate, and thats what we can now do, no more hating lessons and being made to feel tiny when we couldnt make a lesson. I'm sure there are other clubs our there who feel the same, and my advice is , do it, we feel liberated.

TBH, I always recommend both to my clients (I'm IT by trade as well as first aid trainer etc). We've setup our new facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/reddragonkaratecheshire ) to handle easy contacting, easily available video access etc, but then link it to more in-depth writeups and explanations etc on our website ( http://www.reddragonkarate.co.uk ). The website also takes in feeds from twitter etc. It helps us promote ourselves quickly, helps people get in depth information in an easy to navigate site and a site adds a little more professionalism to your club rather than just having facebook. Just my opinion though