Comments on: Effective Teacher/Sifu/Sensei http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/ Writing about whatever the hell I want, cuz it's the Interwebz! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Muay Thai http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Muay Thai Thu, 28 May 2009 10:44:42 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-319 Interesting Blog there pal. Interesting Blog there pal.

]]> By: muay thai shorts http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-28 muay thai shorts Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:41:57 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-28 Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them. Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts. A long way between them.

]]> By: Michele http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Michele Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-27 Excellent post. It is great when an instructor's teaching style matches a student's learning style. As an instructor, I try to explain things in several different ways in order to reach more students. Excellent post. It is great when an instructor’s teaching style matches a student’s learning style. As an instructor, I try to explain things in several different ways in order to reach more students.

]]> By: Zyaga http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Zyaga Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:18:47 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-26 Thanks for the comments Marks and Terry. @Terry I agree. Tournaments are great, but they can't prove that you have the qualities of being a great instructor. I've trained with many good Martial Artists, but few were also great instructors. Thanks for the comments Marks and Terry.

@Terry I agree. Tournaments are great, but they can’t prove that you have the qualities of being a great instructor. I’ve trained with many good Martial Artists, but few were also great instructors.

]]> By: Terry Reinert http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Terry Reinert Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:29:07 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-25 Very well stated! I am not sure how much you will find this in Aikido schools but on the karate / TKD side of the martial arts it is very common for instructors and school owners to make a huge to-do about the tournaments and awards they have won. This is used as justification as to why you should go to their school and be trained by them. I am not trying to take those things away from them... I am sure most of them worked hard for the titles and trophies they have earned... but that is not a good indicator as to how effective of an instructor they are. As an instructor myself I know how dynamic teaching a class can be. Just like with academics, each student learns in a different way. While we teach the martial arts in specific ways to instill certain traits and characteristics in the students we also have to understand that to be a fully effective instructor we have to know our students and understand not only where they are coming from but also how they learn. Of course this is much easier to do in a smaller studio than a much larger studio with hundreds of students. Again, great article and I think you are spot on with your opinion. Very well stated! I am not sure how much you will find this in Aikido schools but on the karate / TKD side of the martial arts it is very common for instructors and school owners to make a huge to-do about the tournaments and awards they have won. This is used as justification as to why you should go to their school and be trained by them. I am not trying to take those things away from them… I am sure most of them worked hard for the titles and trophies they have earned… but that is not a good indicator as to how effective of an instructor they are.

As an instructor myself I know how dynamic teaching a class can be. Just like with academics, each student learns in a different way. While we teach the martial arts in specific ways to instill certain traits and characteristics in the students we also have to understand that to be a fully effective instructor we have to know our students and understand not only where they are coming from but also how they learn. Of course this is much easier to do in a smaller studio than a much larger studio with hundreds of students.

Again, great article and I think you are spot on with your opinion.

]]> By: markstraining.com http://www.zyaga.com/2009/01/26/effective-teachersifusensei/comment-page-1/#comment-24 markstraining.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:44:18 +0000 http://www.martialthoughts.com/?p=703#comment-24 I have always maintained that, it is never the art which is effective but the way in which it is taught and the person teaching. Good article. I have always maintained that, it is never the art which is effective but the way in which it is taught and the person teaching. Good article.

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