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George Donnelly wrote:
Are these common situations in your dojos? I'm feeling a little uncomfortable with it and am looking for a point of reference, since I'm so new to this.
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Hi George,
No, not in mine. We have a strict rule that no teacher can be alone with a class of minors, so the teacher always has an assistant.. Parents are encouraged to stay (but not to make any comments from the sidelines).
Our grading of kids has a minimum of 4 months between each grading and there is no pressure for them to progress. Encouragement, yes, pressure no. They are kids, if they are enjoying their practice, they will progress naturally with decent instruction. I don't get the purpose of pressure at such a young age.
5 years of age is very young to be practicing 2 martial arts, though.
Already you have had some good replies, that may help your decision making. You have to trust your own feelings in this situation. If you are uncomfortable with it all, you have to decide if it is the right environment for your son.
Adults can deal with the pressure to grade, but even here, some are not well equipped. Is there some sort of race to win out there, does reaching a grade sooner, make things better?
regards,
Mark