Teaching my son karate

[Flying Crane]

After much thinking about degrees, I think I'm coming around to the idea that black is black and thats good enough. The politics of everything within dojos can be mind numbing and probably the reason why I didn't mind leaving my old school when I moved for work. Again the advice on this thread was great. Thanks.

At the end of the day, you know what you know. Teach him what youve got. Rank him accordingly if it feels appropriate. Don’t worry about the rest of the world, or about how it may or may not translate elsewhere.

 

[J. Pickard]

Also: make it fun! once they know a few techniques, just let them play with them.

This is an underrated comment, and not just for kids. I have found that when I teach students of any age a new technique or set of techniques if I tell them to find a heavy bag and have fun experimenting with the new techniques, they stay relaxed and are just trying to have fun and actually end up making improvements faster just because they aren't trying so hard.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

This is an underrated comment, and not just for kids. I have found that when I teach students of any age a new technique or set of techniques if I tell them to find a heavy bag and have fun experimenting with the new techniques, they stay relaxed and are just trying to have fun and actually end up making improvements faster just because they aren't trying so hard.

I swear, I've actually learned more in warmup games than I have through more disciplined training. Part of that's the fact that I've shown an inability to adapt to discipline, but even so...