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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: School Manuals |
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Hey guys,
Like you've seen in my other topic, im trying to devise a manual for my school and i need some help! Now it's one school wide manual for all ranks. It's hard to cover everything, make it interesting, and be cost effective! So, in your mind, what you be the things you'd have to put in there?
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IcemanSK
Purple Belt
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 504
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: School Manuals |
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
Hey guys,
Like you've seen in my other topic, im trying to devise a manual for my school and i need some help! Now it's one school wide manual for all ranks. It's hard to cover everything, make it interesting, and be cost effective! So, in your mind, what you be the things you'd have to put in there? |
I'm working on one now. I'm adding schools rules, a price list of gear (estimated price range for each item) Terminology, & a brief history of my training & the school. That's what I've got so far.
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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ugh, good luck im on the school's 4th edition now and i'll tell you it's a painful and hard process. good luck. to help you out i'll gladly post my table of contents if you think that would help you out?
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Budderfly
Orange Belt
Joined: 05 Jun 2003
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A pro for having a manual for all ranks is it is cost effective and students can see what kind of things they'll be learning in the next belt.
A con would be students may lose focus on their current curriculum because they are trying to learn what's ahead. I understand they're excited and that's great but make it clear that they cannot learn from a manual alone. It's there for reference only.
Iceman's inclusions are good. I'd also add in things like student expectations, how to practice at home and in the dojang, nutrition and health tips for martial artists, how to tie your belt, care of uniform and equipment and stretching tips to enhance your techniques. |
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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thanks for the suggestions. we've had a training manual for over 10 years i think. and believe it or not the kids don't skip ahead, they hardly practice their own material, and it's a struggle to even get them to do that. it's actually the black belts who we have trouble with on trying to learn ahead. it's not as much of a problem as many people think, so if that's ever holding anybody here back from making a manual, don't let it. like it said, it's usually the black belts because they have more time and less material to physically memorize.
thank you for the suggestions concerning content, i never considered those before, we were just considering history and content...etc.
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Budderfly
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
| believe it or not the kids don't skip ahead, they hardly practice their own material, and it's a struggle to even get them to do that. |
Heh, I hear that. It's usually the "keeners" that skip ahead. |
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| NewEnglands_KyoSa wrote: |
| believe it or not the kids don't skip ahead, they hardly practice their own material, and it's a struggle to even get them to do that. |
Heh, I hear that. It's usually the "keeners" that skip ahead. |
exactly, and even then...i usually don't mind all that much. just as they don't parade it around the dojang
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Budderfly
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| Another thing I'd add is a page for parents. how they can be supportive, help their kids practice at home, expectations (bringing their kids to class on time, making sure their uniform is clean, etc.) |
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NewEnglands_KyoSa
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 14 Jan 2008
Posts: 907
Location: New England
Styles: Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do , Chinese Kempo
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that's a good idea, i think im gonna swipe that one from yah 
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marmaduke
Yellow Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2007
Posts: 57
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Styles: Kwanmukan, Kajukenbo, Iaido
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As a parent, I'd like to offer my 2 cents. If you are planning on mentioning gear, are you selling it from the Dojo or allowing the students/parents to buy it where they want? My sons Dojo recommends you by the gear from them as its approved by the instructor. (for insurance reasons) My opinion, its safer buying from the Dojo, even if it costs a little more, and know you have equipment that is "Sensei approved" rather than finding something cheap on the internet, and having it fall apart after 3 or 4 uses or actually hurting someone else.
If you allow the students/parents to buy off the internet, at least have them show you what they want to buy before they buy it for your approval. |
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on the post.
