Mind mapping A martial arts lesson plan! I can’t believe I never thought of this. I’m a huge advocate of mind mapping http://ping.fm/tgTx0
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Speaker stresses staying safe in a violent culture http://ping.fm/9XMT0
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Moving beyond the success of his own life, Josh Waitzkin, eight-time national chess champion, world champion martial artist, and subject of the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, has written a book detailing his experiences on the road to mastery.Part autobiography, part self-help guide, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance explains Waitzkin’s principles for improving performance in any field. In talking about the book, Waitzkin’s says, “If I have learned anything in a lifetime of world-class competition, it is that learners and (More …)
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The Value of Coaching and Experience in the Learning ProcessFrom Susan’s booklet, “Martial Arts and the Awakening of a Public School Teacher”
Copyright 1995 by Susan Fitzell“How are skills learned? By experience. How, then, are they best taught? By coaching. I, the teacher, can tell you rules for writing — grammar, forms of felicitous phrasing, types of argument. I can show you examples of good and bad writing, and with the aide of an overhead projector, I can demonstrate for you how to analyze a piece of work. However, until you write and I criticize your writing, your expository skills and the thinking behind them lie latent.”
–Theodore R. Sizer, Horace’s CompromiseI had an experience just this week, that drove this point home. I have been training in the martial arts for almost three years. For the past year, I have been studying Kickboxing along with a formal style of Kung fu. I have been learning the skills, and the rules, necessary to effectively defend myself. In the academic world, this would be similar to learning grammar rules, dissecting sentences, and practicing penmanship. The pieces are studied and practiced. Individual skills are tested. Form is learned. I am told and shown what works, how it works and why it works, just as academic teachers “tell” their students how to write. However, I have seldom (More …)
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From Susan’s booklet, “Martial Arts and the Awakening of a Public School Teacher
Copyright 1995 by Susan Fitzell
Last Wednesday I was hurt during my self-defense class. The instructor was having us practice throws. I don’t like being thrown. I don’t trust the inexperience of the “throwers,” nor do I trust my ability to consistently fall correctly. It’s part of the class, however, so I do it. I don’t know how it happened, but when the young person “threw me” (with a shoulder throw), my head whipped around and hit the floor, hard. (More …)
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Kung Fu & Self Defense with Susan Fitzell
A program developed specifically for youths ages 6 to 15. Classes are based on traditional Kung Fu and will focus on physical self defense. Verbal skills will be taught for dealing with bullying and conflict. Students will learn self-discipline, leadership skills and conflict management strategies. Students will also develop fundamental athletic skills.
http://www.executivehealthclub.com/Group_Exercise_Classes/Index.asp?ID=74
