When you join a jits school, if there isn't a beginners class, you usually just join in with whatever basic is being taught in the class that night. That's pretty standard for any dojo,, regardless of style, at least in my experience.
My question - Say you were going to teach your nephew, or your friend's kid, and you were going to do it at home. You have mats and anything else you might need. What is the very first thing you teach them? Where would you start? Base? Mount? Escape mount? Shrimping? Defending the mount? Warm up exercises? (if so, particular ones?) Breakfall? Mount, then guard?
I know everything depends on how easily the student picks things up, but say they're just an average Joe. It occurred to me that I've never asked this of a Jits instructor, and I can't remember what it was we first did when we first started jits training. I'm really curious. Thanks for the help. (God knows I need it)
My question - Say you were going to teach your nephew, or your friend's kid, and you were going to do it at home. You have mats and anything else you might need. What is the very first thing you teach them? Where would you start? Base? Mount? Escape mount? Shrimping? Defending the mount? Warm up exercises? (if so, particular ones?) Breakfall? Mount, then guard?
I know everything depends on how easily the student picks things up, but say they're just an average Joe. It occurred to me that I've never asked this of a Jits instructor, and I can't remember what it was we first did when we first started jits training. I'm really curious. Thanks for the help. (God knows I need it)