Teaching Tools
The first and second levels of the 3 roles of being an assistant
What are being invisible and being a role model?
These are the four focus positions.
What are front position, ready position, Buddha style and take a knee?
To make that strong…
To make that even stronger…
This is the tiger’s special contribution to martial arts
What is Power
Change lanes with strikes
What is the power quality check for 8 set?
Sandwiching constructive feedback between two pieces of positive feedback to make sure that the student hears both.
What is praise adjust praise?
This is the definition of respect.
What is “Treat people the way they want to be treated”?
Emphasizing Errors
Emphasizing Strengths
These are the 5 animals of 5 animal month
What are Tiger, snake, crane, leopard, and dragon
Keep your hands and forearms tight during your ram shield
What is the technique quality check for 11 set
The third level of the three roles of being an assistant
What is being an assistant instructor?
These are the definitions of discipline and self control.
What are “Do things when and how they should be done” and “Choose my behavior and own my actions”?
But
and
These are the snake’s special contribution to martial arts
What are Focus and flexibility
Maintain triangle
What is the technique quality check for 4 set?
These are the 3 positions on the floor that a Sensei could stand.
What are the front, the back, and the sides?
“Live my life from my commitments instead of my circumstances”
What is Integrity?
Instead of…
Try this…
These are the crane and leopard’s special contributions to martial arts
What are Balance and speed
Stay low for elbow
What is the stability quality check for 15 set?
Using questions to lead your students to come up with their own answers
What is mind control?
The six principles.
What are Respect, Discipline, Self Control, Excellence, Service, and Integrity?
Ignoring mistakes
“Can I show you how…”
This is the dragon’s special contribution to martial arts
What is/are wisdom/learning
Corkscrew – retract hips between your two left hits
What is the power quality check for 9 set?