Finding a good Taekwondo (or other Martial Arts) club
First up, this isn't purely relevant to Taekwondo - feel free to apply this to ANY martial arts club you are either already at, or considering attending.
We met a great family on our holiday this year - the two younger girls in the family were twins, and when the subject of Taekwondo came up they told me that at their club you achieved black belt in three years ie it was not a question of anything other than time (and paying for the gradings of course!).
I would suggest this is a great way to find out whether the club you are enquiring about is run purely to make money, or has instructors who are genuinely keen on passing on teachings and developing their students. If the answer is "you'll get a black belt in X number of years" you need to ask more questions. If the answer is "not everyone achieves a black belt and there is no specific time frame" you are probably in the right place to learn.
We met a great family on our holiday this year - the two younger girls in the family were twins, and when the subject of Taekwondo came up they told me that at their club you achieved black belt in three years ie it was not a question of anything other than time (and paying for the gradings of course!).
I would suggest this is a great way to find out whether the club you are enquiring about is run purely to make money, or has instructors who are genuinely keen on passing on teachings and developing their students. If the answer is "you'll get a black belt in X number of years" you need to ask more questions. If the answer is "not everyone achieves a black belt and there is no specific time frame" you are probably in the right place to learn.
Labels: Martial arts clubs
posted by Tomcat's Taekwondo at
2:49 PM
1 Comments:
I think it depends on what you refer to 'good'. Is Taekwondo for peer interaction for my child? Is Taekwondo for woman self defence? Is Taekwondo for fitness? Tying Taekwondo to the black belt limits the appreciation of the art, which I think you have indicated. However it doesn't mean that getting your black belt in 10 years is any better than getting your belt in 4 years. The syllabus is just different and drawn out along dissimilar schedule. Colin
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