How To Chunk Your Karate Instruction Curriculum So You Dont Overwhelm Students
In order to ensure the success of your students in their quest for the Black Belt it is important to give them everything that they need one piece at a time. If you have been teaching for any length of time you have probably figured out that all of the required material in your martial art can often be overwhelming to the best of students. Therefore, it is critical to deliver your curriculum in bite-sized content chunks.
How do you do this? This article will give you the basics one-step at a time!
Step 1: Know your curriculum content inside and out. This should be easily understood but everyone needs to be reminded of its importance. As an instructor, there is nothing more important in terms of lesson planning that content knowledge. This is the essence of your martial art and therefore of your teaching.
Step 2: Understand your ranking system. You must know exactly how your ranking system works. How long the typical student wait should be between each rank? Are there stripe tests within each rank or not? Are there different requirements based on age? Should students...