How many of you guys offer private lessons?

[Himokiri Karate]

Curios to know if you guys teach privately aside from classes or are only private instructors strictly.

Curios to know:

How many students you have?

How productive is it for you or students working one on one?

Is the progess really all that faster?

Do you train them differently as oppose to class setting?

Heres a weird question, do you guys offer private training and instead of money you get a helping hand with something?

My friend from highschool is a car mechanic, he wanted to learn martial arts but didnt know which one, so at his work he met a purto rican guy and the guy offered to help him with jujitsu for fixing his car.

[mal103]

We offer them but rarely do them, there are time constraints and any time not spent teaching/practicing Karate should ideally be spent with the family. You would have to charge a fair amount to make it worthwhile, as we have strict child protection policies then if they were youngsters we would have to insist the parent(s) were there all the time.

Also not everyone has a suitable area at home so you would have to find a hall.

There are benefits to training with others and it's a lot more sociable.

I have done a few classes with only 2 or 3 due to just starting up or holiday periods, you can get through a lot more stuff and give more advise.

The other week there was just 1 student turn up so we had a full hour of Karate and they really benefitted from it.

On the other side i've seen some train in a large class but only get a few seconds of the instructors time.

[Harlan]

Q. Curios to know if you guys teach privately aside from classes or are only private instructors strictly. A: private only

Q. How many students you have? A. One at a time. At times, been up to five.

Q. How productive is it for you or students working one on one? A: work different things than a class, so it's productive in a different way.

Q. Is the progess really all that faster? A: Yes, if you measure it by acquiring kata, bunkai.

Q. Do you train them differently as oppose to class setting? A. Similar to class in structure.

Q. do you guys offer private training and instead of money you get a helping hand with something? A. I don't charge, so barter doesn't come into play

[lowereastside]

How many students you have?

I have 1 student doing privates - could not make my regular classes.

How productive is it for you or students working one on one?

Its very productive - you can't beat 1 on 1 training - especially when its very hands on - But again I'm hands on with all my students.

Is the progess really all that faster?

It depends on the student - this student is picking it up fairly quickly - However he is no beginner in MA's - 4th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do - 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kendo - 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo - 4 years Wing Chun - 10 years - Fu Jow Pai ( Tiger Claw ) Instructor's level.

Do you train them differently as oppose to class setting?

No - I train everyone the same in terms of the material - The 1 on 1 just gets more attention.

Heres a weird question, do you guys offer private training and instead of money you get a helping hand with something?

I traded my Praying Mantis for instructions in kali - Fact is we still train together - we've become Very Good Friends.

[bushido_man96]

The privates I have done in the past have been more along the lines of extra, focused work for kids attending regular classes. It was helpful in it allowed me to work more specific details on techniques that I didn't always have the chance to address in class.

[Wastelander]

At my dojo, brown belts and higher can teach private lessons, and the students seeking private lessons pick who they would like to teach them. The private lessons are done for additional, one-on-one training to supplement normal classes. Students who do private lessons are typically either capable of progressing faster than the rest of their class and want to push themselves, or students who are wanting extra preparation for a rank exam or tournament.

[Tkdampbjj]

I have 150 or so students.

I do privates @ the school.

The class must be adjusted according to what the student needs. A lot of my privates are in prep for testing. So it is Kata and S.D. techniques they need to pass to the next rank.

Privates help the student advance at a much quicker rate because of the one on one coaching.

[sensei8]

Yes, I teach private lessons. Our Hombu offers private lessons. It's, the private lessons, the staple of most any MA schools. Our ratio is 80/20, with group lessons being 80% of our student body.

If learnt over the years, most students enjoy the group setting over the private setting because they want to be with other students; camaraderie over the sensei/student setting is mostly appreciated.

[ashworth]

I have around 20 students, and offer private training, can spend a lot of time working on their individual weaknesses

[wayneshin]

I don't have the time but my 20 yr old daughter runs private lessons. She has about 10 regulars, most of whom want help preparing for competition. Its a nice little earner for her while she is at Uni and the results for her students have been pretty impressive. They range from an 8 yr old 8th kyu to a 14 yr old BB has just been selected for the National team.