WHAT IT IS: A fun way to look at the art and science of helping people become their best as martial artists.  

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WHO IT'S FOR: Anyone who has taken, or sees themselves taking, a leadership role in their Dojo.  This course has been taken by all Dojo instructors, and is a prerequisite for full teacher status on our team.  Even if that is not your aspiration, you will leave this course with a better understanding of how we learn.

 

Junior Black Belts, Teens who hold a Brown Belt or higher, and all Adults of any rank may participate.

 

 

Based on decades of martial arts teaching experience, as well as the Firefighting Instructor curriculum of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy, this participation-heavy class will prepare martial artists mentally, physically and emotionally to bring out the best in others.​​

Subjects include:​

• Skills and Attributes: the development of an expert martial artist.

• The five Laws of Learning and how they apply – perfectly! – to martial arts instruction.

• The Pizza Principle, Mirroring, Disguised Repetition and other tricks up a Dojo Instructor's sleeve.

• How to structure a class for any age group and skill level.

• Following The Plan while Thinking on Your Feet – and vice versa.

• Reaching students with learning challenges.

• Controlling the chaos: how to keep order on the mat while still keeping your students spirited.

• Becoming confident with one's self and comfortable in the spotlight.

 

Participants will have roughly 45 minutes of required reading and/or viewing each week.

 

This seminar is free, but graduates will be expected to put in 20 hours of Dojo instruction over the next six months.​​​