STOP! Letting everyone be a winner! Telling your students everything they do is brilliant, amazing and incredible. Using constant "high energy" techniques to keep your students engaged. Awarding Black Belts to students who don't deserve it.
START! Being brutally hones with your student feedback. Providing more challenging curriculum for children. Expecting more of yourself than your students could ever expect of you. Letting your students fail.
This is a must-read for all martial arts instructors who teach children! Kelly Muir addresses many "hot-button" issues in the martial arts industry, like whether or not first degree black belts should be awarded to children, how & when students should receive praise, and how to create a disciplined atmosphere on the mats. Using her own school & meticulously developed curriculum as an example, she offers a treasure trove of ideas and concepts any instructor can start using right away to improve the quality of children's martial art programs.