It might depend on how well you know your instructor, and what nationality he/she is (different cultures have different customs). Is this a gift from just one person, or from a group? Some options could include a large plaque expressing thanks with all the student's names, or a nice quality katana on a stand with an inscription on a small plaque attached to its base, or a photo album with a collection of student pictures and hand written messages saying something about each person's experiences with that instructor over the years (even contacting as many former students as possible). A video message is another idea, with any short clips of events that the students or parents might have. If the instructor has other interests or hobbies, something to go along with that activity might be nice.
If your instructor is close with you/likes you and is free to go with you to nationals, I wouldn't pay myself since as I do I assume you already pay for the classes and to be a member at his/her organization/business. However, what I would do and what I would suggest you do is give him/her a thank you gift. You know like a gift cardtk a restaurant or something like that.
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No way. I take a class in Tae Kwon Do and we're constantly reminded never to use it on anyone that isn't in the class. You could seriously hurt them and yourself. If they tell you to prove it, the only one you have to prove yourself to is your instructor.
yes it will be good as it help each other as one can benefit the other. like if its two different martial arts but the same e.g striking like tae kwon do and kickboxing. for example tae kwon do will help in kickboxing, in tae kwon do it will help in kickboxing by giving the legs some flexibility and do some real damage with the legs, while kickboxing will help tae kwon do by giving you more endurance training and foot work. if you mean something like kickboxing and judo they will help each other in that kickboxing is good when you want to strike, move away from your opponent and keep your distance, and if that cant work atleast you got something like judo that will help you in close range when you feel that you cant strike, and will help you to get out of a situation when someone grabs you or want to take you down to the ground
Karate.
It depends on your instructor and the effort you put into to learning them.
Follow the guidelines of your instructor and write one.
An open mind, a willing & positive attitude, and a qualified instructor.
In the ATA you can ask your instructor if you could buy your rank appropriate video.
You find an instructor and learn from them. There are many dojo in the US and much of the world that teach this style. Closely related would be Tai Kwon Do.
There's no standard on headgear, but ask your instructor and see what he recommends.
If your instructor is close with you/likes you and is free to go with you to nationals, I wouldn't pay myself since as I do I assume you already pay for the classes and to be a member at his/her organization/business. However, what I would do and what I would suggest you do is give him/her a thank you gift. You know like a gift cardtk a restaurant or something like that.
It is probably "kamsahamnida" or "komapsumnida", which mean "thank you" in Korean. However, you should ask him/her. Your "sabeomnim" (Master Instructor) appreciates your questions.
generally he takes the notes right on your testing sheet! he gives it to you at the end so you can see what you need to improve on and what you did on.
When our instructor wrote on our doboks (uniforms) in Korean, he was writing our names. I think it helped him learn our names, and it certainly helped our Korean master refer to us by name during our belt test.
This would depend on the instructor of the school. The school that I go to accepts children around the age of 4 years old.
i think red and green something like this