need help running out of ideas for my kids class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

Hi can any one help with fun execises or games to teach in my kids classes. Need to make them more fun but out of ideas at the min please be speciffic with answers help is deeply apprecitated. signed desperate instuctor

need help with any ecercises or games to teach in my childrens classes. i am 3rd dan in soobahkdo but im running out of ideas at the min any suggestions deeply appretiated please help. please be speciffic with ideas.

Answer 1

I do teach karate to kids. Here are some of the games I use:
- I often use bulldog as a warm up (ie one kid in the centre of the hall, the others have to run accross. Anyone that is tagged has to stay in the centre until everyone is tagged)
- 'Sensei Says' - its basically the same as Simon says. If you say Sensei Says + technique they have to do that technique. If you just say the technique they have to stay stationary.
- Get some pipe insulation foam (basically a stick of foam) from a DIY shop and try hitting them with it, so they have to evade, block or jump over it.
- Numbers game - assign a number to some techniques then call out the numbers.
- If you do Kata (a set series of techniques) get them to do it with their eyes closed, reverse order, mirror image, or any combination of these
- Do line training - have one kid facing one way and all of the other kids in a line facing them. Each kid has to attack the kid at the end, and then move out of the way (to the back of the queue) so the kid behind can attack
- Do circle training - one kid in the centre and the other kids take it in turn to attack, the kid in the middle defends. Start by moving in an anti-clockwise direction. When they are used to this you can assign a number to each of the kids in the circle and call them out, which tests their memory and reactions.
- Races/relay races - get the kids over to one side of the hall. At certain points across the hall assign a number of techniques. i.e, they have to run, do five techniques on the spot, run a bit further and do another 5 techniques.
- Get them to run round in a circle and assign different tasks to a number (I usually use 1 - touch floor with right hand, 2 - touch floor with left hand, 3 - touch floor with both hands, 4 - turn around, 5 - try to tag the person infront.
- The tunnel of fear - get all the kids (except one) to stand in two lines facing each other. The kid not in the line has to close their eyes and you touch some of the kids on the shoulder. Then get the remaining kid to walk through the tunnel and the ones that were touched attack them.

If all else fails - ask the kids to make up a game. They are usually more inventive than adults and they know what they like.

Hope it helps.

Answer 2

If they are just warmup games there are quite a few drama games that can increase concentration and movement.

A concentration game can be as simple as putting a ball in the middle of a circle of children. Tell them to focus on the ball and you will move forward you want them to move forward with you. Dont move until all are quiet and still. Then move back into the orginal circle. Ask other children to take the responsibilty of the moving in . it creates a challenge.

Both reached for the gun ( use ghostbusters to remove violence). You get two groups of children facing each other and match them into pairs then number the pairs. Put a carrot or a pen in the middle. Get them to run around to music. Stop the music then they run into the middle pick up the object and get them to point it at the other person. the other person then has to make up an excuse why they dont get " slimed ". If its good enough their team wins if not they get slimed and the sliming group wins.

Answer 3

A couple of things that the associations that I attend/have attended do:

Sumo: Get your kids to go into the sumo position and then see which ones get the other one out of the circle. Teaches them about proper stances and strengthen them.

Plastic balls: Get your kids to run around the room then you and a couple of higher graded throw the balls to their legs/feet. Teaches them speed and agility.

Don't let them pass: At first have 3 kids in the centre of the room, the rest of the kids have to try to get from one side of the room to the other side. The object of the game is to have the 3 kids tag other kids to get them in the middle of the room with them. To get the kid, all "3" have to get their hands on the child before he/she reaches the other side of the room. Hope I've explained that correctly (sounds more complicated than it is)

Hope this helps

Answer 4

Not being funny but as a instructor you should not have to find new games this sport should be tort old school, hard exercise followed by techniques then warm down exercise if they want fun tell them to join a youth club

Answer 5

There are some really good books and programs available on the internet... Here's a web page that lists some ideas: http://www.turtlepress.com/info_martial_arts_drills.asp and http://ezinearticles.com/?Fun-Games-for-Children-Training-in-Martial-Arts&id=39101

Here's a PDF http://www.westseattlekarate.com/articles/TeachingMAtoKids.pdf and there is a great forum called BudoSeek where they discuss things like drills, instruction, etc. Check it out here: http://www.budoseek.net/ and go "Instructor's Issues."

Answer 6

My grandson wanted to know about self defence so I used the old tried and trusted School of hard knocks method of teaching him. I grasped a hold on his throat, lifed him off the ground and told him to get out of this!
We have already done the "Never show pain" lesson so when he kicked my shin taking a two inch section of skin off I had to look him in the eye and smile.
Then his mother called us into the other room for our Sunday lunch. My shin took two months to heal but he will never forget that particular lesson....................

Answer 7

where is the bathroom? donde esta el bano? how are you? como esta? nice to meet you mucho gusto gusto en conocerla o conocerlo (fem or male) what grade are you in? en que grado esta ud.? those are a few I can think of,you could get a basic teaching book that can help you further or look up in line whatever your needs are. hope this helps you to continue your valuable teachings.

Answer 8

I agree with grappling. Grappling is a very good execrise that work every parts of body and also allows them to learn some basic grappling and gain experience.

Answer 9

when they tire of sylabus we have found doing
fitness games which are similar to circuit training vey effective modify the station exercises for their age level-the young ones need high stimulus with lots of little rest periods
try little team competitions where they all have to cheer each other on sparring,balance kicks,speed kicks,relay races where they hold focus pads for one another to kick at either end of dojo.......

Answer 10

give them a couple of moves and then let them try to copyyou. like simon says. the peoples that doesn't do it good give them at least ten push ups. make little jokes once in a while. kids likes that. think of stuff a kid would like to do. then try to mix it in with classes.