How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience Here
July 30, 2009 by Ryan
Filed under Studio News, Training Tips
Here are 10 ways that can help you get the most out of your martial arts experience at Arrowhead Martial Arts in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Attend every class.
This is obvious, but important. If you’re not here, you can’t learn and grow! Be sure to be on time, too. - Ask questions.
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The tips that we offer in class are the same things everyone needs to be working on. If you’re looking for things you can be doing better, focus on those ideas. - Purchase the quick reference journals.
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What would you add to help others get the most out of their training here?
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Those are all great points. I would second #6. The reference journals are really great, especially for reviewing techniques, forms, and sets. I would add one more; Practice outside of class. It doesn’t have to be hours every day, but simply reviewing techniques and forms at home can be a great help to everyone.
I know I’m no better at this than anyone else, but I find that when I work on the gross movements for the forms and techniques at home then the second and third time we cover them in class I’m able to focus more on fine tuning rather than simply re-learning the basic movement patterns.
Another great post… when I started training there were so many things going through my mind… so many questions that I wanted answers too… These are all great tips, but I think the two most important tips are *Ask questions… and then to listen… It is important to ask any question you might have no matter how dumb you think it is… chances are someone else in class has the same question. With that it is vital to listen to every answer in class because you might have that same question.
Your doing an amazing job… Thank you for all the efforts you put into our training.
Great points. I think it is also important to have fun. There is a lot of information on the website and also the AKKI website that can be good sources of information.
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Great comments. Keep them coming!
I’ve found that the things I learn in class stick with me better if I take a few minutes shortly after class to review what I learned. Sometimes I write notes in my journals, which really is the most effective, but even if I just review it in my mind, it stays there a lot longer.
When the instructor has everyone pair up and work on techniques, it’s a good idea to not always pair up with the same people every time, and every week. Mix it up and work with different people. When I do, I can see that striking your attacker isn’t going to be the same with everyone. Some people are taller, and some are short like me so the strikes will be delivered in different places. Also, some people are tougher and want a little CONTROLLED contact during practice and others don’t. It’s then I am slower and have more self control. When i’m working the techniques with those that don’t want a lot of contact, and by doing the technique slower, I see how i’m doing the technique and where it needs more work. Hope that made sense LOL