Students teaching the class...anyone else do this?

[jedimc]

Helping other students is a part of it but its also helping yourself with talking with other people you dont know , talking in front of crowds, getting better social skills and making new friends.

[evan90]

my last class before holidays we got a free night. We got to play dodgeball then we sparred a little bit.

[Mr. Mike]

our school has a leadership team which is comprised of a few black belts, but mostly colored belts, who act as junior instructors. My job is to teach the little dragons class, which is a whole lot of fun, but more stressful than teaching the youth and adult classes. In the youth and adult classes, you instruct them, and they're ok with it, but in the little dragons class, I always worry about mom or dad sitting there mentally picking me apart, plus my son is in my little dragons class, so that was kind of weird at first for both of us.

[aefibird]

Well, the last lesson before the Christmas Holidays we play games instead of warm-ups and do other fun stuff instead of having a regular class.

 

As for instructing, students at my dojo are expected to help out the lower-grade students all the time, if they see someone who is stuck, especially if me or Sensei is busy with someone else. Even whitebelts can help a complete beginner - even if all they do is show them how to tie their gi correctly.

 

When students reach 5th kyu they can help out with instructing the classes, under the supervision of myself or Sensei, or a senior grade if we've broken up into small groups.