How to Become a Kung Fu Instructor
If you have always dreamt of teaching martial arts, then you can start by following these steps. Kung Fu is a great sport to teach to children and adults and it can be very rewarding, both mentally and physically. It offers great exercise and physical effort. It can help someone defend themselves in an attack, or build up their confidence.
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Instructions
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Take courses in Kung Fu. You will have to learn the ins and outs of the sport and know how to teach other the basics. You will need to learn everything possible about this contact sport.
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Find a Kung Fu expert. Ask if he can be your mentor and follow his instruction and ways of teaching. Ask your expert about his best Kung Fu moves and if he will teach you what he knows. Once you are more advanced, offer to mentor some of the younger and less experienced students in basic forms.
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Compete in tournaments and get some credits, trophies and experience behind you. You will need this reputation to be a qualified teacher in the sport of kung fu.
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Sit in on other Kung Fu classes. Watch how other teachers show their students the basics of Kung Fu and notice what you like and don't like about their teaching methods. You can start off as a beginner teacher in the sport and teach basics to your students.
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Take an instructors course in the sport of Kung Fu. You will have to get certification from a Kung Fu organization before you can start working as a qualified teacher. Once you have this certification, then you can apply for a job at a dojo or even start your own business.
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Decide if you want to teach adults or children. You may need to take different classes to better serve your students. If you decide to teach both, you need to be both flexible and patient to adapt their differences in behavior.
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Tips & Warnings
Always keep learning and practicing. Your enthusiasm will be felt by your students.
Usually Kung Fu instructors pick a particular form to specialize in. You can then market yourself as an expert in a particular style.
