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Post by kensei on Nov 19, 2012 22:41:35 GMT
Okay, so I have been thinking for the longest time that big dojos like community centers are great for the art...but lately I have had a chance to train with a small group of guys from another system in a small dojo...so small that we have to learn Kata pretty much ontop of each other. The spirit is HUGE in this small Dojo and when you Kiai you feel it in your core.
The big rooms are great for bigger clubs, more faces to train with but feel is more empty when you train. I prefer the smaller one on one kind of feel of small groups in a smaller venue for training. Seems like we enjoy it more as well....trained two hours and thought it was half an hour!
have you ever trained in both situations and what was your feeling!
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Post by Paul Bedard on Nov 19, 2012 23:59:43 GMT
Both have their place. I really like going to a large seminar a few times a year & training with 60+ fellow karateka is quite the experience. However it does have it`s drawbacks. It is easy enough to be overlooked in a crowd, so unless you stick out you might not receive any attention. So in some-ways advancing can be a challenge. Learning a set or sequence is easy enough, but getting any individual fine points is unlikely. I generally like a smaller group, 8-16 is usually a nice number. You can get individual attention & yet there are enough there to switch around & train with different body styles & skill levels. Also as an instructor the atmosphere is different also. Both have their positives, but as much as leading a large group can be a lot of fun. Seeing a smaller group progress is generally more rewarding. IMHO
Osu
Paul B
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Post by kensei on Nov 20, 2012 14:10:59 GMT
The other advantage is that in a big group the instructor is basically a teacher that does very little other than bark orders and the odd explanation and demo...in a smaller dojo with less people they more than often get a better work out as well.
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Post by malk103 on Nov 20, 2012 14:18:12 GMT
From my experience I am used to small to medium Dojo's from a few to 15 odd, it's great to have small numbers as you can really concentrate on your Karate and get more instructor eyes on, also teaching small means you get loads of stuff covered and really see an ongoing improvement. Add a few more (8 odd) then you start to get more atmosphere, from a teaching perspective there is more opportunities as you get to match KarateKa up with more partners and they learn more. When we grade and have 40+ then it really brings the hall to life.
I don't mind training in smaller halls but a bit annoying when you have to stop at the wall or pause in Kata for the next guy/gal to move out of the way. Always feel a bit lost in large halls and feel like just using one corner or half.
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Post by tomobrien on Nov 20, 2012 21:13:54 GMT
We train in a garage
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Post by kensei on Nov 21, 2012 19:13:51 GMT
We train in a garage Nothing wrong with a Garage (port for our brit friends...or what ever you call it over the pond). I have had my clubs in garages, basements, even trained a whole summer outside once.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2012 20:00:37 GMT
Do not mind if they are big or small. What matters to me is: Decent parking and changing room Not freezing cold in winter Not baking like an onion in summer Prefer the floor to have a bit of a give when either thrown down or landing after a kata jump Prepare not to train in a shared sports hall next to kids parties that have bouncy castles and the music of the twenties or bob the builder... Ha ha ha!
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Post by garage on Nov 23, 2012 16:26:09 GMT
Good things about training in Garages.
No traveltime. With a projector you can have a life size instructor who will do that Kata again and again and is clearer than any course I have been on. The video judge lets you see it as it is.
A ready supply of ice. All money goes towards training. When you are sparring there is not as much room to run away. If you do not get out you never know how bad you are. What are politics?
The crash mats could be thicker, and the roof could be higher.
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