Brown Belt Instructor

[quinteros1963]

What do you think of a brown belt volunteering teaching martial arts? I am thinking of starting a karate club at my school. I have many kids that would benefit from it, but could not afford to pay for classes. I may be able to tie the club to behavior modification and recieve grant funding for uniforms.

[isshinryu5toforever]

It depends on how many years of experience you have and what your instructor thinks. If your instructor thinks that you're perfectly qualified, then sure, go for it. If you've been training for a four or five years, and you're comfortable, I think you'll be fine. If you've been training for less than two years though, you might want to think about whether you're ready to teach other people, especially children. Also, what are you teaching them? Are you just teaching them the basics, because then two years of experience should be more than enough. If you're teaching them kata, well, you need a bit more experience.

Another thing you need to think about is grading. Are the kids going to receive belts? and from who? How will all that work? In the end, it's up to you and your instructor. If you both think this is a good idea, and you have someone to deal with grading, if you're even going to do that, then go for it.