TKDHomeSchooler
Green Belt
My Instructors have asked my Wife and me to consider becoming co-teachers (until we obtain our black belts and can teach) a new class they are considering. Our school specializes in Home Schooled kids and our adult class is comprised of many of the parents of the children they teach, so when my family got involved with this school and we begin to befriend the instructors and other class members, they learned that we know American Sign Language and are involved in the Deaf community.
The new class they are interested in starting is teaching deaf kids TKD, and then branching in to other disabilities.
What I need to know is does anyone have experience in this realm? Again, I am fluent in ASL, but many of our basics and forms won't translate in to ASL very easily without A) finger spelling everything or B) making up our own signs for ex. square block upset knifehand reverse punch or C) learn form someone else who already has signs created for TKD, especially if they are already standardized.
Any tips, links, suggestions, etc. would be great. I have sent an Email to the people at American Martial Arts Association of the Deaf in hopes they will have something for me. I am even willing to travel to someone's Dojo to learn from them if that is offered.
The new class they are interested in starting is teaching deaf kids TKD, and then branching in to other disabilities.
What I need to know is does anyone have experience in this realm? Again, I am fluent in ASL, but many of our basics and forms won't translate in to ASL very easily without A) finger spelling everything or B) making up our own signs for ex. square block upset knifehand reverse punch or C) learn form someone else who already has signs created for TKD, especially if they are already standardized.
Any tips, links, suggestions, etc. would be great. I have sent an Email to the people at American Martial Arts Association of the Deaf in hopes they will have something for me. I am even willing to travel to someone's Dojo to learn from them if that is offered.