Student Instructor

[gcollin]

My sifu said i have to wait til my body develops more before i can become a SI (student instructor) but i really want to be one. He said the minimum age is 15, but i am going to ask him if i can become one earlier if i train harder, and workout harder (so my muscles can grow more). what is a good workout for a 14 year old boy, not just one to keep fit, but one hard enough and good so i can become *how to say this?* stronger, or bigger, or more fit/rip (that was akward to say the rip part).

[Van Zandt]

Erm... How to say this politely... I don't think as a 14 year old you are physically or mentally ready to teach. Certainly no adults would be willing to learn from a child. Trust the advice of your instructor and wait until he thinks you are ready. At such a young age, doing the work required of an adult to pack on size will just mess you up.

[gcollin]

Erm... How to say this politely... I don't think as a 14 year old you are physically or mentally ready to teach. Certainly no adults would be willing to learn from a child. Trust the advice of your instructor and wait until he thinks you are ready. At such a young age, doing the work required of an adult to pack on size will just mess you up.

a wosu is being taught to teach, and helping with some classes.

[Fish Of Doom]

age issues aside, how long have you been training again? 6 or 7 months or so? how about you wait until you actually learn something before you try to teach? this is not a dig at you, it's a serious statement. take it from someone with 8 years of training, and who has occasionally helped teach for the last 2 and a half years o so. you can't teach until you have at least 3 or 4 years in the art, it's simply a futile endeavor. not only will you compromise your own training, but you will also doubtlessly give flawed information to whoever you teach, so you're also doing them a disservice.

[gcollin]

age issues aside, how long have you been training again? 6 or 7 months or so? how about you wait until you actually learn something before you try to teach? this is not a dig at you, it's a serious statement. take it from someone with 8 years of training, and who has occasionally helped teach for the last 2 and a half years o so. you can't teach until you have at least 3 or 4 years in the art, it's simply a futile endeavor. not only will you compromise your own training, but you will also doubtlessly give flawed information to whoever you teach, so you're also doing them a disservice.


My sifu's only wosu is my rank, he has been studying for as long as me, and he is 21

[Blue Mythril]

The issue of teaching aside, you also want to be wary about trying to push your body too much to "become stronger."

Until your body has finished fully developing, you need to be careful how much you do (particularly when it comes to load bearing work like push ups or weights) as you run a high risk of stunting your skeletal development.

My advice would be to seek the advice of your instructor, and possibly a professional fitness trainer, regarding appropriate training programs and load limits for a 14 year old.

Word of advice for what its worth, I know very few martial arts instructors who can be impressed to change their mind by someone deliberately ignoring what they have said. You would do much better trying to display patience and listening to your instructor, rather than setting out to prove them wrong. Doing so could set you back years in your hopes of stepping up for more leadership roles.

[slipthejab]

My sifu's only wosu is my rank, he has been studying for as long as me, and he is 21

err... wah?

You're sifu is only 21? And has only been studying as long as you?!?!
Have you got a link to your school or this sifu?

On a different note... at 14 one of the key things you can do to ensure that your body is ready to pack on muscle and get stronger when it's time is to get your sleep habits in order now. Don't wait. Make sure you are getting plenty of solid rest. That combined with hard training and some good bodyweight routines will help to prepare your body for resistance training and other forms of training coming up.

Check out this thread here to see what you might give a go:

THE MAP BODYWEIGHT WORKOUTS VID PAGE - by MAP members... for MAP members
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94114&page=11

Plenty of stuff being done in there that you can give a go.
/shameless plug

[Fish Of Doom]

my point still stands, it's too early to begin teaching. *shrug* anyway, it's your sifu's kwoon, so in the end it's his prerogative. i'm just telling you what i know and sharing what little experience i have in the matter.

[Fish Of Doom]

slip, i think he's referring to the other assistant instructor in his school, not his sifu

[gcollin]

err... wah?

You're sifu is only 21? And has only been studying as long as you?!?!
Have you got a link to your school or this sifu?

my sifu is 28 he has been studying for 14 years, i am talking about a SI.

[El Medico]

Some instructors are born,some instructors are made,and some have instructorship thrust upon them.....

or something.

Your chief has an adult apprentice w/several months training. Seems possible the door may open for you before long.If his minimum age is 15 that can't be too far away-a few months? At least you have the opportunity for consideration then.Remember tho' that age probably isn't his only criteria,and besides physicality there may be intangibles.

Fish-I think someone who's trained for several months, has decent basics and is halfway analytical is capable of sitting someone in a horse, showing basic footwork patterns,and little things like that-it's not teaching a class w/out the headman around.It's certainly not uncommon to see a slightly higher rank off to the side of a class showing some beginners a couple of basic things while the teacher is running the main class before working with the beginners himself.

Leastwise I done seed more'n one kurotty class where that was a goin' on.