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Teaching Martial Arts: A Practical Guide Audible – Unabridged

Katie Pottle (Author), Bill Pottle (Author, Publisher), Christopher J. Mayer (Narrator)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Great Aid to Any Martial Arts Instructor
By Mark Arnott on June 11, 2013
Format: Paperback
I have taught Ed Parker's American Kenpo Karate in studios and schools for over twenty years and am always looking for help in how to get it right. Mr. Pottle and Ms Hoffman's practical guide is exceptional- it is clearly written, thorough, and filled with useful examples and specifics. It also lacks the posturing that tends to mar some other guides to the manly arts.

They excel in how to reach students, offer excellent advice in how to convey criticism and maintain discipline. How to correct a student without putting them down. On more than a single occasion I've found myself completely uninspired before a class and will just pick up their book to get a new idea for a conditioning or stretching drill. They offer specific percentages and ratios on student retention, and the most likely ways to lose students.

The fact that their school is Taekwando and ours is American Kenpo makes no significant difference. We all have to deal with how to pace a class, keep students involved and evolving, create a safe environment while teaching a dangerous art. This is one of the best books out there on martial arts teaching.
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5.0 out of 5 starsComprehensive, Insightful and Practical
By csera02 on May 4, 2013
Format: Paperback
Any martial arts instructor could not ask for a better guide. This book has helped me A TON over the years.

What I love most about it, is its attention to detail. So often, those simple relational and procedural aspects to being a Martial Arts instructor are overlooked. But it's those details that separate an "ok" instructor from a "great" instructor. These details include, knowing how to treat injuries, talk with parents, motivate kids, or even how to handle (or rather avoid) legal issues.

It offers great insights from how to run a class most effectively, increase/retain students better, how to creatively disguise repetition so that students still get in all their training without being bored. It covers how to give a great new student orientation, tips for giving successful promotion tests in which all the students testing do really really well. And it even includes a lot of things about physiology, common injuries, and how to handle different kinds of injuries that occur in/outside of class. Super helpful!

My Taekwondo school starts training all of it's instructors-in-training with this book long before they ever teach a class or give a promotion test, and the results are consistent. Very skilled instructors who are incredibly knowledgeable about what they do, and who are very mature and professional. New instructors do very well because they've already been trained with the book on how to most effectively run a class.

Overall, I'd say this is a must-read for any martial arts instructor. If you're relatively new at teaching this book is a life-saver because it gives you so much insight that most instructors have to gain with experience.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsIntroductory Text
By Dr. Erik Hofmeister on August 19, 2013
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I purchased this guide with an interest in expanding my understanding of how to teach and teaching better martial arts. Many of the drills are interesting and new to me. The presentation of the material is good, with it broken into separate lessons. However, it seemed to be aimed at a novice instructor without any basic grounding. I also found a lot of the anatomy/physiology to be out of place, as if they were trying to meet a page count. I would have liked to see more theory and exercises on how to get better at teaching.
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5.0 out of 5 starsgreat information for a new teacher
By Amazon Customer VINE VOICE on April 10, 2014
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As a brown belt in American Karate, I am assisting the Black Belt instructors in some classes during the week. It's very important to learn from your teacher how to teach. However, this is a wonderful companion guide to have.
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