Starting a school Martial Arts club

iolair · Blue Belt

I'm a secondary school teacher (teaching 11-18 year olds) in England, and considering starting up a school martial arts club in the school where I teach (it would probably be something like a kickboxing/Jiu-jitsu type mix I'd teach - I have 16 years Martial Arts experience across several styles). This would take place one evening a week right after the school day finishes.

Can anyone give me ideas of the kind of issues I need to think about?

I'm not currently formally part of any martial arts club/style, so I'm not sure what I should do about formally rewarding achievement or awarding grades. I know I could just award "my own" grades/belts to them, but do you think it would be a major problem that these belts wouldn't mean anything if they went to another club? Of course some type of recognition for achievement is really important for motivation!
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Currently: Kickboxing and variants.
Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.

G95champ · Black Belt

I am a HS teacher as well and teach lessons out of a HS gym.

However it is not tied to the school in any form. Honestly I would not try to mix the 2 because of problems you run into with people getting hurt and going after the school or Board of EDU.

I don't know what the system is like in England but in the USA many people will try and sew for and over anything. Thus I only take people I trust. I teach private lessons. To do so I spoke with the principal at the school and had a statement drawn up by a laywer and everone who takes class signs it. Basically play at your own risk and if anything was to happen the school was not at fault.

At the HS I teach at I teach a Health class and this CH we are on personal health. I have been doing some life time sports with them like tennis, volleyball, etc. The other day I did Karate showed them some stretches, blocks and one kick. At lunch I saw them showing other students. I did not like that. So be careful. Teaching in a school is one thing but I would not tie my class to students in the school.
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(General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."

hongkongfooi · Yellow Belt

make sure u get them to take out insurance join an organisation like ukasko
http://www.ukasko.com/
they can advise u on gradings as well

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