Kids Aikido class set-up

[J MacDonald]

So I've started a Kids' Aikido class just last week -> Rakushinkan Kids
I really only have time for the one class which will run twice a week, so the set-up right now is for ages 7-13. Class is 1 hr 15 min.
What do you think? Is this a good idea or no?

I have a teen/adult class right afterwards.
Mon/Wed: Kids 5:00-6:15pm, teen/adult 6:15-7:45pm

Thanks.

 

[Xue Sheng107 24]

My daughter was in a kids Aikido class for many years and loved it.

Thread 'I may have a little Aikidoka on my hands'

Jun 9, 2012

My daughter has been through Taekwondo and after a year it was fun but she learned little of use, the school not the art. But I have never felt that any striking or kicking art would be for my daughter. She does not want to hit anyone. I was thinking for a while that she would probably do better at Judo but even then I was not so sure. I drive past an Aikido school almost every day on my way to work and I know the Sensei is quite good but I never thought about it for my youngest. Then one day I thought I should check to see if they teach children, and, I found out they do so I took her to...

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[Flying Crane]

The school where I train has a kids class as well. It is structured training but mixed with games to keep the kids interested. I suspect you need to be willing to soften the training for the kids, or it won’t keep their interest. But it keeps them going until they are ready both physically and emotionally, to join the adult class.

 

[Flying Crane]

The way the kids class is structured is actually as a mixed, family class. It was originally a kids only class, but the parents would hang around waiting for it to finish. Then someone had the bright idea that as long as the parents are hanging around anyways, they may as well get on the mat and train too, if they desire. The adults are generally segregated from the kids so they can get some more age-appropriate training, but there is some mixing with the kids as well. The head sensei generally works with the adults while one of the senior assistants works with the kids. The assistant is actually a grade-school phys-ed teacher so has a lot of professional expertise working with kids, and that is tremendously helpful.

 

[HighKick]

The way the kids class is structured is actually as a mixed, family class. It was originally a kids only class, but the parents would hang around waiting for it to finish. Then someone had the bright idea that as long as the parents are hanging around anyways, they may as well get on the mat and train too, if they desire. The adults are generally segregated from the kids so they can get some more age-appropriate training, but there is some mixing with the kids as well. The head sensei generally works with the adults while one of the senior assistants works with the kids. The assistant is actually a grade-school phys-ed teacher so has a lot of professional expertise working with kids, and that is tremendously helpful.

Exactly how our 'kids' classes are.

 

[J MacDonald]

The parent class idea is very interesting