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i've got it: teach your class at a strip club. guaranteed adult enrollment.
jf
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i've got it: teach your class at a strip club. guaranteed adult enrollment.
jf
I agree completely. I have a good adult base and use the same principles. The only difference is that I do not stress Poomsae until after they hit yellow belt. Some Adults think that it is too hokey.I have a pretty good ratio of adults in my classes I think and I believe its because adulst want adults type training. Yes, you can cover the same stuff you do in a kids class, but in an adult way:
- Patterns over and over until you sweat like a pig
- sparring rounds til you puke
- Serious fitness work (again, til they are exhausted)
- pad work - hard hitting, not technique based stuff you may do with kids (though that as well)
- Traditional sparring for the higher grades
- Serious, Self defence drills.. done in a serious way ie. lots of tapping out, techniques tha hurt (but not too badly) + of course the more dangerous techniques, applied ina safe manner
Adults can handle pressure.. give it to them.. they'll love you for it - honest!
Stuart
Ps. And dont mix kids and adults - you can get away with teens, but not kids in an adult class if you want serious commitment and training
I don't do TKD...and this may not be the kind of answer you had in mind but..
Speaking as an adult MA student, a HUGE perk to belonging to my school is that they have a great kids' room off to the side. It has a tv and dvd system, a small table and chairs, and a box of toys and kids games. It is closed off and has its own door and a window so the kids can look out and watch if they want. Believe you me, when I did karate before a barrier to my going to class was often "who's going to watch the kids if I go to class?" the kids' room solves that problem neatly. I think if more MA schools had something like this, more adults would come to class and renew their yearly contracts. Without the kids' room I would miss half my workouts during the summertime.
I have a pretty good ratio of adults in my classes I think and I believe its because adulst want adults type training. Yes, you can cover the same stuff you do in a kids class, but in an adult way:
- Patterns over and over until you sweat like a pig
- sparring rounds til you puke
- Serious fitness work (again, til they are exhausted)
- pad work - hard hitting, not technique based stuff you may do with kids (though that as well)
- Traditional sparring for the higher grades
- Serious, Self defence drills.. done in a serious way ie. lots of tapping out, techniques tha hurt (but not too badly) + of course the more dangerous techniques, applied ina safe manner
Adults can handle pressure.. give it to them.. they'll love you for it - honest!
Stuart
Ps. And dont mix kids and adults - you can get away with teens, but not kids in an adult class if you want serious commitment and training
But Adults are teens and up. Teens and adults in their 20's love the jumping and spining kicks. What you are talking about is the "Old Mens Club" Maybe adults over 30 and up.This is a topic I have thought about starting a thread about many, many times.Tailor your program to adults by cutting out the high, spinning and jumping kicks as well as the emphasis on stretching for those techniques that go with them.How many threads here are about people with bad knees?Also, more self defense and sparring.
But Adults are teens and up. Teens and adults in their 20's love the jumping and spining kicks. What you are talking about is the "Old Mens Club" Maybe adults over 30 and up.
But Adults are teens and up. Teens and adults in their 20's love the jumping and spining kicks. What you are talking about is the "Old Mens Club" Maybe adults over 30 and up.
Rut Row Shraggy -- I seemed to have hit a nerveBut Adults are teens and up. Teens and adults in their 20's love the jumping and spining kicks. What you are talking about is the "Old Mens Club" Maybe adults over 50 and up.
Rut Row Shraggy -- I seemed to have hit a nerve. I reserve the right to change my statement. See above for corrections. Hey if you are 50 and about and still jump kicking like you were 20, feel free to shoot me.
By the way I am in my late 40's and I am still jump and spin kicking too. Although it is not on the same level as when I were in my 20's.
Actually, as far as athletic activity goes, thirty is generally considered old. At 42, I am ancient as far as competing athletes go.HEY.... I'm over 30... and i can still jump and spin.... make the old mens club 40 and up... no better make that 45 and up, I'm half way to 40 now. gotta give myself some more time.......
The final thing that I'll add is something that made a huge difference for our adult program. Changing the class schedule to accomidate having adult students. Most adults want to train after work and if they go home, have dinner and make it to the couch, it's far less likely they will get back off of it on a consistant basis for class. Most schools prioritize their schedules to accomidate the kids classes in the schedule, but if you want a thriving adult program, they have to be a priority rather than an afterthought.
But Adults are teens and up. Teens and adults in their 20's love the jumping and spining kicks. What you are talking about is the "Old Mens Club" Maybe adults over 30 and up.
Keep reading and find my other post after that.That's an interesting remark because I learned of such classes from a late 20's - 30 year old woman. The only reason I don't attend a school that teaches her MA is because they are too far away. Also, my previous instructor, ~22, quit because of a torn meniscus. So maybe I'm advocating a a practical MA that allows it's members to continue practicing so they can join the Old Men's Club. Go into the threads on why people joined the MAs how many say it was to learn to do a 360 hook kick? Adults, yes, old men and woman over 30 are now the largest segment of the population. Why not, if you are an instructor, tailor a course try to attract them to your school?