Class examples

[Quien]

Hello.

I usually prepare my classes before going to schools, so that I know perfectly what to do there. I think it could be a good idea if you do the same that anyone who wants would paste here their detailed classes scheme, so that we could learn from other's people exercises and copy some of their work in order to save us some class planning.

With adults/competitors it would be more difficult since their requirements vary a lot, but for children I think this would be a very valuable post.

[bushido_man96]

When I used to teach at my old school, I did a different class pretty much every day, with focuses on certain things each week, like stances, or basics for new grade levels, and things like this. My current school has the same traditional classes every other day.

I have a whole notebook full of classes that I have put together and taught, and some that I have put together and have not yet taught. What kind of ideas do you have? Give us an idea of what you like to do, and we could give some more specific help.

[Rick_72]

We have a very regimented schedule. Monday- Kata, Tuesday- Sparring, Wednsday- Self defense/Tuite, Thursday- Kobudo. Everyone likes that they know what they'll be working on when they get to class. It helps all the students know what equipment to bring to class with them, instead of having to haul everything around in their car with them all the time, just in case.

For warmup's our beginner's do 25 basic's, it takes about 12-15 minutes. Blocks and arm strikes are done while moving, for cardio warm up. Kicks are done from front stance, open leg stance, and feet together depending on the kick. Beginner's only have class's on Monday, and Wednsday so the work out is pretty intense, and fast so they can get into the cirriculum right away.

Our intermediate students warmup with Kihon Go. It takes about 10-12 minutes, depending on how fast the instructor wants to go. It warms up cardio, while doing most of the same things the beginner's do, with the exception of the standing kicks. Many of the intermediate students also attend the basic class's on Monday and Tuesday as well.

Our advanced students all for the most part have already gotten their warm up from attending one or both of the previous, beginner and intermediate, classes, so we don't do warm up, we just jump right into that night's cirriculum.

[lordtariel]

We really have a loose-based class schedule, it's really pretty much what sensei feels we need to work on. The only standard things are on wedensday night we have kobudo and on friday, the time is set aside for rank requirements.

[Quien]

I suppose I didn't explain it well. I wasn't refering to tell the days you use for each kind of work, but a detailled explanation of classes so that we can learn one from anothers and get some exercises ideas. For example, the first class of the year with my karate kid's class:

Running around the tatami. At instructor’s voice:

- Touch the ground and jump

- Skipping

- Lateral running

- Open legs and touch twice each toe

- Crouch

- Changes of direction

- Abs and pushups

- Quickly creation of groups formed by the number of people instructor says

After a while, everybody stands in a circle and start with static warming, from head to toes, and then individual stretching.

Camel game: One starts walking with her legs and arms, like a dog, and must touch the rest of the class. When one person gets touched, he goes down and starts chasing the rest, until the last one standing gets touched.

Explanation of Suki, and individual work doing several series of 20 repetitions at the voice of the instructor. First slowly, then stronger, looking the technical details.

Aplication of gyaku suki to a makiwara.

Shoto Uke explanation

Pairs work. Aka attacks with oi suki, and shiro blocks it with shoto uke then counterattack with gyako tsuki.

Ki-hon with suki and shoto uke and basic movements.

Grouped in groups of 3, one gets a ball, another one protects that person, and the last one must try to touch the ball.

Pushups, abs and some phisical work to end the class.

Relaxation lying on their backs.

[cathal]

We have a typical class where we will touch on Kihon, Kata, Bunkai and sparring drills.

Once every other week we will focus an entire class on one of these aspects, e.g. kata.

[Jiffy]

My lesson plan is usually whatever I feel on the day the students need most.

My lesson plan is no plan.

[bushido_man96]

My lesson plan is usually whatever I feel on the day the students need most.

My lesson plan is no plan.

Your lesson plan should "be like water..." Very nice, Jiffy!

[Syphax]

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Edited November 2, 2006 by Syphax

[bushido_man96]

That positive reinforcement goes a long ways to motivate children.