Took the first beginners class last Monday and it went well.
Positive feedback from everyone there.
We only allow 30 minutes for the beginners class, this is ostensibly to allow them time to acclimatize to all the new experiences but I think it goes a little deeper. The style of moving and even standing within martial arts is totally different to how we all move normally and when you add that to the minutae of new techniques there really is so much for new beginners to remember.
To give a for instance, it only took my beginners five minutes to get to grips with a basic yoyae, ready stance and the next stage to have their left hand in front of them in a shuto block. They also picked up the movement of hips and hands to place out a basic static front punch. However their shoulders, guard hand and fist placement plus timing were all wrong - so even to 'master' (at a basic level) the simplest technique will take another session or two of corrections. That's not even taking into account that I need the strike to be fast and then capable of impacting on a pad as well !
Lots to learn and the good thing is that 30 minutes really flies by - there is no chance of the beginners ever getting bored.
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