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Teaching children can be a challenge. Some instructors expect them to be adults while others think they should play the whole class.
The truth is that they will level up and do what you expect, most of the time they will do more, but they also have to have discipline and structure in every class.
Add some fun and focus in each class. Achievable goals and you have a makings of a great way to train young students.
The first lesson is one of respect.
Starting with respect for each other, yourself and your environment, you can lay the groundwork for great classes.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little under four years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on March 1, 2015.
Karl started Karate just before his sixth birthday. In a little under four years he's progressed through 10th Kyu (Blue Belt), 9th Kyu (Orange Belt), 8th Kyu (Red Belt), 7th Kyu (Yellow Belt), 6th Kyu (Green Belt), 5th Kyu (Purple Belt), 4th Kyu (Purple & White Belt) and has has just successfully achieved 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt). These photographs are from the Shotokan grading on March 1, 2015.