Martial Arts

                                       

 

Purpose: To understand Instructor types as given in the Kukkiwon textbook.

 

• In the early days of martial arts training, instructors often presented themselves as being hard and rigid with strong personalities. As martial arts became more commercialized the concept of instruction changed in accordance with the  philosophy of each organization and instructor. Martial Arts organizations adapted a business like model. As a result, depending on the situation, instructors can be managers, leaders , mentors, counselors and coaches. As stated in the textbook, an instructor's leadership type, instruction policy and instruction methods have direct influences over the trainees.

 

• It is beneficial to understand the different instructor types. Click on the textbook image to the right and read posted pages 45 through 47. Carefully review the following instructor types:

 

• Despotic, Laisser-faire, Democratic, Good intent, Consultation,Majority and Indifferent.