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Stickboxer
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This question is NOT about training women and children, especially by the male head of household. That's an entirely different subject, and one that tends to ignite a ton of different opinions and experiences. What I'm interested in here is how many people--usually not teachers but still lower-belt students--have trained alongside a significant other or child.
I ask this because shortly after I began in TKD, I wanted my then-girlfriend to join with me, even though she'd be a couple ranks behind me. We didn't necessarily have to be at the same level or do the same things, but I thought it be neat if we shared this hobby. Many couples actually work with each other in classes, even sparring each other! It's not really that different from two buddies who join up together, is it? Or is it different at all from two people who become friends in a school?
What I'm really thinking is that when I have a child, I'd like the child and me to both attend the same school. For instance, my son and I could go to "Joe's Martial Style B Academy" and both be students there. The only problems I really foresee with this are:
1. student classes and adult classes are rarely at the same time,
2. adult students will naturally progress faster than adolescents (ideally, at least) because of their ability to absorb and understand information, and the adult would then begin teaching the child, even if the adult really doesn't know that much more and may just be fulfilling the role of an adult in directing children.
For the record, I teach and plan on teaching my own children as well when I have one/some. But I still want my children, as well as myself, to be opne to other styles and try new schools.
Thoughts?
I ask this because shortly after I began in TKD, I wanted my then-girlfriend to join with me, even though she'd be a couple ranks behind me. We didn't necessarily have to be at the same level or do the same things, but I thought it be neat if we shared this hobby. Many couples actually work with each other in classes, even sparring each other! It's not really that different from two buddies who join up together, is it? Or is it different at all from two people who become friends in a school?
What I'm really thinking is that when I have a child, I'd like the child and me to both attend the same school. For instance, my son and I could go to "Joe's Martial Style B Academy" and both be students there. The only problems I really foresee with this are:
1. student classes and adult classes are rarely at the same time,
2. adult students will naturally progress faster than adolescents (ideally, at least) because of their ability to absorb and understand information, and the adult would then begin teaching the child, even if the adult really doesn't know that much more and may just be fulfilling the role of an adult in directing children.
For the record, I teach and plan on teaching my own children as well when I have one/some. But I still want my children, as well as myself, to be opne to other styles and try new schools.
Thoughts?