[Ansteorra-rapier] New Student Inundation...

[gtaylor]

When you have lots of new students, one thing that you can do is switch to teaching
them more like modern fencing schools (and many other SCA folk, around the country)
presently do.  In BJ, we traditionally just fight, and learn when fighting.  When you
are outnumbered, however, you can find drills for particular skills, pair up your new
folk, show them how to do the drill, and let them practice that drill with one
another, under your roving supervision.  This works with footwork, parry and attack
drills pretty well.  If you don't know drills, get a book on them...or bug some of us
who happen to have crashed modern fencing classes for the very purpose of gathering
drills and learning how to teach better...

Isobel

Travis Walker wrote:

> We've had an influx of about 5-7 new fighters lately.  It would be good to see
> what others are doing to help them.  My problem right now is that I am usually the
> only experienced fighter there, and last night we had 6 fighters who have been
> fighting less than two months.  I sometimes get a little help from a couple other
> fighters who are driving for our practice, but I would love to hear what others do
> with this many inexperienced and few experienced.
>
> Edward
> Jehangir Madan wrote:
>
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> > I too like this idea. We have recently had about 5 new people come to our
> > practice and they are actually coming back each week! ;) I would personally
> > find it useful to have a class about teaching beginners.
> >
> > -Alessandro-
> >
> > Subject: [Ansteorra-rapier] Academy of the Rapier
> > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:54:17 -0500
> > Is there a draft list or a wishlist of classes for
> > Academy yet? I was thinking after practice last night
> > that it would be nice to have a class on "how to teach
> > beginers". Like setting up shots, being incouraging,
> > slowing down responces to give them a chance to
> > practice a new move, building confidence and judging
> > when to move on. If we have had one in the past few
> > academies I must have missed it.
> > Amerinda
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