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The Wave- West Coast Jiu-Jitsu Newsletter>
The Wave- WCJJ Newsletter #4
June 16, 2006
Contains info about the upcoming JJBC Technical seminar and
the next Self-Defense for Busy Women course to be hosted by
WCJJ. FEATURE ARTICLE: Helping Fellow Students in the Dojo.
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NEWS
*Richmond JJBC Technical Seminar
On Sun. July 9, Sensei Lori O'Connell from West Coast
Jiu-Jitsu will be teaching the next JJBC technical seminar,
"Kickin' a Guy When He's Down and Other After Throw
Techniques." For more info, visit the following link:
http://www.westcoastjj.com/calendar/calendar_day/2940422/2006-7-9.htm
*Self-Defense for Busy Women
The last Self-Defense for Busy Women was such a success,
WCJJ is going to hold another one on Sunday, July 23, from
11:00am-1:00pm. It costs $25 to participate. For more info,
visit the following link:
http://www.westcoastjj.com/calendar/calendar_day/2940422/2006-7-23.htm
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Promotions and Testing
On Friday, June 2, Richard, Trevor, Miyuki and Jenny tested
for their yellow belts. They all passed with flying colors
and were the first students at WCJJ to don their yellow
belts. The next students to test will be Alexis and Dan C.
Let's all do what we can to help them
do their best!
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FEATURE ARTICLE: Helping Fellow Students in the Dojo
Now that we have different belt levels in the club, it's a
good time to cover the etiquette for helping fellow
students in the dojo.
Students are often eager to help out their training partner
with techniques they think he or she may be having trouble
with. This is usually motivated by a genuine effort to help
out. That being said, sometimes these students who want to
help actually interfere with their fellow student's
learning.
Here are some guidelines for helping out:
*Make sure your training partner wants your help before
offering it. Sometimes a student prefers to work through a
technique in his or her own mind because it helps them to
retain it better. Ask him or her politely if they want your
help before giving it.
*While you're still in the early stages of your own
development, stick to helping your training partners to
remember the sequence of a technique (if requested) rather
than trying to teach all the technical details. Sometimes
the Sensei or Sempai (senior student/ assistant instructor)
is applying a graduated training method chosen specifically
for that student's needs and by showing a different method,
you interfere with his or her teachings.
*Don't talk at length about the technique you're working
on. By doing so, you rob yourself and your partner of
precious training time.
*Any time you offer help, it's a good idea to verify what
you showed your fellow student with a Sensei or Sempai the
next time they come around to check up on you.
*If the Sensei or Sempai is there attending to you and your
partner, let them do their job. It's fine to ask a question
about the technique. But never talk over the instructor
when he or she is trying to teach, even if you are just
trying to help out. It interferes with the teaching process
by slowing the communication process.
Ultimately, it's great that everyone wants to help each
other to achieve their best in their martial arts training,
so long as they're doing it right. Even though we're all on
our own journeys of personal development, an important part
of that development is sharing in the experience and taking
pride in the overall advancement of the dojo and its
students. That's why teaching is widely considered to be
the most important role of a black belt.
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