Teaching Kids

Wow! Have not blog for quite some time...

I am not abducted by aliens, just busy with my project. 2 projects are running full swing. On top of that, I am now on on a safety course and helping my friend to teach Taekwondo classes on Thursdays.

The Taekwondo class consist mostly of kids, aged around 7 to 13. As my friend concentrate her attention to the young teanagers, I had the opportunity to teach the litle ones...all in all about 6 of them.

Teaching the little ones reminded me when I was 11, when I first joined Taekwondo class. I was obese, so my Mom put me in the class. Anyway, I had fun and loved the class becasue I love Kungfu movies.

Today, I realised that these small kids have alot of potential in them. And they can actually understand the fine distinctions in the kicking techniques just as well as the Taekwondo members in NTU. The only difference is that they have shorter attention span and like to play around.

I also realised because of their short attention span, I have to give more activities and less explaination. No wonder last time my TKD Sir in KL and Singapore just keep giving commands and give very little explaintion. I must adjust to reduce the high C in me for this matter..Hahaha

To do this, I also need to trust that the little kids can do the kicks that I asked them to do. I experimented some complicated commads and moves today and to my surprise he little kids can follow! Only thing is that their moves are not as graceful as I want. Well, I guess just have to repeat it and let them practise.

At the end of the day, what I want to achieve is to help them to realise their potential in their physical abilitis so that they can be more confident of themselves, at the same time have fun leaning TKD.

I feel good and passionate to be ab to pass my skills and positive mindset to the little kids!