What is your class schedule?

[bushido_man96]

I'm inquiring what fellow instructor's or student's class schedules look like for their schools. How many days a week does your school offer classes? What times? Any specialty classes?

Our school offers classes Monday through Thrusday for adults and kids. Right now, these classes are mixed, and run from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, but can run as late as 7:15.

We also have out Little Lions program, for kids 5ish - 8, and that is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:15 - 5:45 pm.

We used to have a kicking class, but that has gone by the wayside, as has our black belt classes. Years ago, we ran Combat Hapkido as well, have not for many years now.

I'm curious to see what kind of schedules other schools run, and what kind of classes they offer.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Three days per week and weekends are semi-private. Every session is 2 hours. On weekends every one trains as a group for the first hour or so on whatever the instructor decides to focus on in particular. This is usually one or two specific kata and chosen content from these.

The second hour is free individual training. Everyone practises whatever they like and the instructor goes around giving tips and demonstrates finer points. During this time the instructor is also practising and everyone is expected to keep up.

The structure is very loose and informal in the traditional Okinawan style(sensei is Okinawan). This means no predetermined content so that on any given session the training will be different. There is a curriculum but order is not set in stone. For example beginners will eventually learn kihon kata, but some may start with kata 3 instead of 1.

[mushybees]

Monday

4-6yr olds 5pm-5.45pm

Junior grades 6pm-7pm

Senior grades 7pm-8.30pm

Wednesday

Junior grades 6pm-7pm

Senior grades 7-8.30

Thursday (every other week)

Yudansha only 6pm-6.30pm

Friday all grades

Kumite 6pm-7pm

Kata 7pm-8pm

Saturday

All grades 10pm-11pm

Adults only 11pm -12pm

Sunday

Junior grades 6pm-7pm

Senior grades 7pm-8pm

CI teaches pretty much every class. He only takes about 3 weeks off a year and the occassional weekend where he's usually attending seminars. His comittment to the club is really impressive.

[singularity6]

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Arrive at 6pm to change and stretch out on our own. Class runs from 6:30pm-8:00pm. There are occasional Saturday classes, and sometimes the black belts all meet up for black belt training, but those aren't part of the schedule.

[Lupin1]

We just do Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday is kids' class from 6:30-7:30 and adult class 7:30-8:30.

Thursday is a mixed kid/adult class 6:30-7:30.

We used to have an adult class on Saturday mornings, as well, but no one ever showed up.

[MatsuShinshii]

Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.

[JR 137]

Monday

6:30-7:15 - kids

7:30-8 - adults

Tuesday

6:30-7:15 - kata class

7:15-8 - adult green belts (4th kyu) and up

* This is basically one class, with the first half or so dedicated to kata and the second half is mostly sparring drills and sparring. After the kata portion, the few that don’t stay quickly bow out.

Wednesday

6-7 - adults

7-8 - black belts

Thursday

6-6:45 - kids

7-8 - adults

Saturday

9:30-10:30 - adults

10:45-11:30 - kids

[singularity6]

Monday

6:30-7:15 - kids

7:30-8 - adults

Tuesday

6:30-7:15 - kata class

7:15-8 - adult green belts (4th kyu) and up

* This is basically one class, with the first half or so dedicated to kata and the second half is mostly sparring drills and sparring. After the kata portion, the few that don’t stay quickly bow out.

Wednesday

6-7 - adults

7-8 - black belts

Thursday

6-6:45 - kids

7-8 - adults

Saturday

9:30-10:30 - adults

10:45-11:30 - kids

It'd be great to be able to split kids from adults in my school... not enough students, though. I frequently end up being paired off with a 10 year old green belt to train (he's the only other green belt who currently attends.) They to have us practice throws on each other... Incredibly difficult! He weighs like 70lb, and is about 4" tall. I'm 5'10" and 185lb.

I do like the fact we have a total of 2 hours per session in our school, though.

[DWx]

My instructor has a permanent venue so has classes 6 days out of 7 (Sunday's off). They split out the classes by "Warriors" which is under 7s, Beginner (up to 4th kup), Advanced (3rd kup upwards and blackbelts). Then they also run a junior sparring class and senior sparring class, and fitness classes aimed at the general public.

[Nidan Melbourne]

We have two sites;

Balwyn North Dojo (4 Days/Week)

Monday

4 pm Juniors White + Yellow

5 pm Juniors Orange - Green

6 pm Juniors Purple - Black

7 pm Seniors White - Red

8 pm Seniors Green - Black.

Wednesday

4 pm Juniors White + Yellow

5 pm Juniors Orange - Green

6 pm Juniors Purple - Black

7 pm Seniors White - Blue

8 pm Seniors Brown - Black (Instructors Class)

Friday

4 pm Juniors White + Yellow

5 pm Juniors Orange - Green

6 pm Juniors Purple - Black

7 pm Seniors All Grades

Saturday

8:30 am Juniors White - Orange

9:30 am Juniors Red - Black

Ashburton Dojo (Full Time; 6 Days/Week) - It is a 2 Story Building.

Monday

4:15pm-4:50pm - Mighty Mites (4 & 5yo)

5:00pm-5:55pm - Juniors-White & Gold Belts

6:00pm-6:55pm - Juniors-Orange Belts & above

7:00pm-8:00pm - Adults & Teens-All Grades

Tuesday

4:30pm-5:25pm - Juniors-White & Gold Belts (upstairs)

4:30pm-5:25pm - Teenaged Girls (downstairs)

5:30pm-6:25pm - Juniors-Orange to Purple Belts

6:30pm-7:25pm - Juniors-Blue Belts & above

7:30pm-9:00pm - Adults & Teens-All Grades

Wednesday

4:15pm-4:50pm - Mighty Mites (4 & 5yo)

4:30pm-5:25pm - Juniors-White & Gold Belts (upstairs)

5:30pm-6:25pm - Juniors-Orange Belts & above

6:30pm-7:00pm - Fitness class (open to non-members, please book)

7:00pm-8:00pm - Advanced/Instructors

8:00pm-9:00pm - Balintawak Arnis (Filipino weapons)

Thursday

4:30pm-5:25pm - Juniors-White & Gold Belts (upstairs)

4:30pm-5:25pm - Teenaged Girls (downstairs)

5:30pm-6:25pm - Juniors-Orange to Purple Belts

6:00pm-7:00pm - Kumite class (upstairs)

6:30pm-7:25pm - Juniors-Blue Belts & above

7:30pm-8:30pm - Adults & Teens-All Grades

Friday

4:30pm-5:25pm - Juniors-White, Gold & Orange Belts

5:30pm-6:30pm - Juniors-Kata class

Saturday

9:00am-9:55am - Juniors-White & Gold Belts

10:00am-10:55am - Juniors-Orange Belts & above

11:00 - 12:00pm - Seniors-All Grades