Way_of_the_Crane
White Belt
Hello! As the tile mentions, is there such thing as a self defense teaching license, degree, or certification? I cannot find anything about one.
I only ask because where I work (Flint, MI... not saying my city is more dangerous than anyone else's, but its certainly not close to being the best), I have a few co workers who have black belts in Japanese arts. I study Kung Fu and a couple arts that I do not practice regularly, so not ideal for someone that doesnt want to learn Kung Fu. But, one of the people previously mentioned said he has a few people in his department that would like a demonstration on self defense, not any particular art, just knowledge of what to do when yelling and running are not the only options, depending on the situation (as we know this is what is generally recommended). He asked that I help, or at least be the attacker in demonstrations. I know a friend can show a friend what they want (if its legal)... USA is the land of the free. But, I wanted to know if we were to give people advice and a free demonstration at work (our work is ok with this), are we actually allowed to? Do we need additional training or a license to do this?
He is far more advanced than me with 20+ years in various forms of Karate and in Hakkoryu Jujutsu. He is capable of answering probably all of or fellow co-workers questions and is more than willing to instruct with his Sensei's permission.
He does not know I'm asking this, I just want to know personally.
I only ask because where I work (Flint, MI... not saying my city is more dangerous than anyone else's, but its certainly not close to being the best), I have a few co workers who have black belts in Japanese arts. I study Kung Fu and a couple arts that I do not practice regularly, so not ideal for someone that doesnt want to learn Kung Fu. But, one of the people previously mentioned said he has a few people in his department that would like a demonstration on self defense, not any particular art, just knowledge of what to do when yelling and running are not the only options, depending on the situation (as we know this is what is generally recommended). He asked that I help, or at least be the attacker in demonstrations. I know a friend can show a friend what they want (if its legal)... USA is the land of the free. But, I wanted to know if we were to give people advice and a free demonstration at work (our work is ok with this), are we actually allowed to? Do we need additional training or a license to do this?
He is far more advanced than me with 20+ years in various forms of Karate and in Hakkoryu Jujutsu. He is capable of answering probably all of or fellow co-workers questions and is more than willing to instruct with his Sensei's permission.
He does not know I'm asking this, I just want to know personally.