One technique per class

[skribs108]

That said, I'd probably get bored if every class I had to learn/practice the same exact punches, kicks and form for two months, then suddenly just do a bunch of different ones.

I memorized them very quickly and often watched ahead. By the time I got to any given belt level I already knew 90% of it.

Most students struggled to keep up with 20-30 things every belt, and it would often take 2-4 months (or longer) just to get it all down.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf109]

I memorized them very quickly and often watched ahead. By the time I got to any given belt level I already knew 90% of it.

Most students struggled to keep up with 20-30 things every belt, and it would often take 2-4 months (or longer) just to get it all down.

That sounds about right. Neither type of student really wins there.

 

[skribs108]

That sounds about right. Neither type of student really wins there.

Hence my wanting to do things differently.

 

[Earl Weiss105]

The curriculum for the belt level the class covers.

At my main school:

• White/yellow belt class: cover basic punches, basic kicks, basic blocks, Kibon 1, yellow belt punch defense.
• Purple/orange belt class: cover basic punches (with a few editions), intermediate kicks, intermediate jump kicks, Kibon 2-5, purple and orange belt punch defense.
• Green belt class: cover advanced punches, advanced kicks, Palgwe 1-3, advanced jump kicks 1-3, green belt punch defense and kick defense
• Blue belt class: cover advanced punches, advanced kicks, Palgwe 1-5, advanced jump kicks 1-5, blue belt punch defense and kick defense
• Red belt class: cover advanced punches, advanced kicks, Palgwe 4-8, advanced jump kicks 1-6, red belt self-defense

Basically 80-90% of what you require to test on is covered every class.

In the other school I briefly attended, students would spend 80% of the class on kicks, and then the last 20% of the class in small groups. Each small group was based on what stripe you're on. No-stripe worked on forms, blue stripe worked on self-defense, green stripe worked on their assigned kick for testing, etc. If you did good that day you got your stripe and moved on. Each student was maybe working on a specific thing, but the class as a whole covered the curriculum.

No -
Free sparring training?
No Pre arranged Sparring Training?
No Ho Sin Sul / Self defense until Red Belt?
No Breaking?

 

[skribs108]

No -
Free sparring training?
No Pre arranged Sparring Training?
No Ho Sin Sul / Self defense until Red Belt?
No Breaking?

Feestyle technique and sparring were included. We did freestyle technique and some random drills every class, did sparring training on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It's just not a part of the rote memorized curriculum is why I didn't include it in the list above.

I did mention punch defense, kick defense, etc. in every class. That would cover the "pre-arranged sparring" or ho sin sul.

Breaking was on the test, but not really practiced in class.