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Finding the Middle Way in Martial Arts Instruction

Explore strategies for balancing depth and breadth in martial arts training to enhance student progress and refine teaching techniques. Discover tips for effective instruction, setting high expectations, providing opportunities for deeper learning, and more.

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Finding the Middle Way in Martial Arts Instruction

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  1. Great Balancing Act:Developing Depth vs. Covering the Curriculum • 2010 Shoshin Ryu Instructor Workshop

  2. Finding the Middle Way • Too much depth • Students don’t get thru the curriculum • Students don’t get good recall • Student’s don’t progress broadly • Students aren’t good at Goshinjutsu • Each Finger is its own Art

  3. Finding the Middle Way • Too Little Depth • Students can’t function well - application • Students can’t grow • Students just dabble with new things - haven’t learned to take time to ‘master’ moves

  4. Today we will focus • On More Depth while making efficient use of time • All students need to have a command of how to move thru all the curriculum • then it is easier to add more depth

  5. Vision • You need to project what you want • You need to expect that of your students • You need to teach, lead them to that spot • Vision of Dojo: Shodan, polite, sincere, great base to grow on in each finger of SR, earnest worker, excellence in Self Defense, Helpful

  6. Teaching Depth • First Present info • Then Do, praise, review • repeat • reminders (<5 sec) • focus on what you want • No standing around

  7. Stand back and watch • See what students do • correct or praise: 1-3 words • See how students train • increase intensity • better time management • See overall picture • Call out corrections, praise, suggestions

  8. Have a plan • For class • For each rank • For each student

  9. Applications • Basics: know 3 bunkai • Ability to Apply: throw/ nikkyo/ strike/ ground work/ from side instead of front • From 10,000 things know one...from one thing know 10,000

  10. What is important? • What are the 3 most important points for effective: • strike/ block • kick • throw • joint lock

  11. Let students learn • But you don’t have to do everything for them... • Keep them focused on things that matter • Drill, monitor, drill • Set high expectations

  12. Give Opportunity to Go Deeper • Friendship workout • Gasshuku gives you lots of time in one area • One extra class per week for just... weapons or groundwork or kata • Find a way to make it happen: Park/ Garage/ other dojo • Demos: work their tech to perfection, faster, shaper, more kime - give them a variation at end for flair/challenge. work this for a least 1month

  13. Give Homework • Help them Create their personal practice • 10 min per day of basics • Goshinjutsu shadow boxing • kata • reading list • bunkai challenge

  14. Teach: strive for perfection • Instead of giving more - get student to perfect yoko geri, kiba dachi - whatever they don’t do well [less can be more] • “To create a master one needs to work both the strengths and the weaknesses” • When teaching - what, how and why - focus on what and how but come back to why on occasion

  15. Challenge • You don’t have to give student everything they want... • Emphasize clean basics and lines - let them work on it • Earnest work outs are part of martial tradition - don’t let it go - if you aren’t in shape improvement will come slowly

  16. Exposure to SR • It should be just part of the training that you go to: • Nationals • Yudansha workshop • Visit other dojo • Gasshuku

  17. Finish with Something Enjoyable • Getting better is fun • Fast self defense is fun • Death walk is fun • Circle of death is fun • Circle of pain is fun • Rolling is fun • Doing is fun

  18. You Should Never Feel Stranded • Shoshin Ryu is here for you: call/ email/ go see • me • brian • a SR friend or dojo • board-member

  19. It Won’t All Go Well • If the Church can’t get it right every time after centuries of practice then we can’t expect you to either... • And that is ok. Laugh, learn from it, forgive others and move on.

  20. So you made a mistake • Don’t fret, don’t get angry and certainly don’t drink this much... • Learn, laugh, forgive yourself and move on. • to wallow in your your failures is not helpful to anyone.

  21. Solve the Problem • Be creative • See how others have solved the problem • Use your Heiho • see SR Guidebook • Never stop flying the plane

  22. So take time to plan • How will you get more depth into your students? • How many extra focus training sessions will you have? • How will you be more efficient with training time? • Write it down - now

  23. Find the Middle Way • Guardrails • too deep: students stagnant • too little Deep Depth: can’t solve goshinjutsu problems. Can only move in certain order. limited application. • Use time wisely • Drill to excel • Remind student as they are doing • Praise good motion • Plan: monitor balance

  24. We Will Now Train • Teach a Basic • new group of students (and how deal with usual problems - what are they? Brian will help pass these out) • what are key points that make a difference? • brown belts • example of application • 4 groups - how to challenge each group • Challenging - how do that? Is it fun? Push them.

  25. Eiheiji

  26. Gokukuji

  27. Kashima Shrine

  28. Kamakura

  29. Muranaga Soke & Tengu Book: Tengu-geijutsu-ron of Chozan Shissai

  30. Thank you for your... • Time & Attention!

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