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How the course works:
DVDs
There are four main tools we use to teach this course. The first is with our
DVDs. The DVDs contain "Lectures" and "Lecture Drills." In the Lectures
Master Purcell describes what the technique looks like and why you would use
it. Master Purcell, along with several of his assistant instructors, show how
the techniques would work in the sport aspect or in a self-defense situation.
Master Purcell then uses the "Lecture Drills" to show exactly how the
technique is practiced. Once you've had an idea of what the technique looks
like and why we would use it, you now have a better understanding of the
drill you will be practicing. We have some examples from the DVD's if you
would like to see them click on that link. The demo lectures you can
purchase will not be the quality of the videos you would see from the actual
DVD's but this way you at least get an idea of how Master Purcell teaches
his classes.
Text Book
Ideally our course will be practiced three days per week. Every day you do
your work out, play the DVD for that particular day. So on the first day,
put the first DVD in and select Week 1 Day 1. Sit back and enjoy the show.
After you have finished watching that days video, take out your text book
and look at Week 1 Day 1. There will be a work out set out for each
particular day. There will be a set amount of drills to do and a specific
amount of time to practice each of those techniques. The moderator of the
class (most likely mom or dad) will keep track of the time spent on each
drill. If the moderator wants to do the techniques with the student this is
fine (and even encouraged). The moderator just needs to make sure the
student does the drills for the specific amount of time listed. The
moderator also needs to keep notes from the moderator’s page. (We will get
to this part soon)
The text book gives a step by step explanation with full color pictures
beside every description (See the demo pages). So every step of the way we
have pictures with the written explanation showing exactly how to do the
drills. Our editor read the text book and had not watched any of the DVDs or
taken any of Master Purcell’s martial arts classes but she completely
understood everything that was being conveyed just from reading the text
book. Ideally the student sees that they are to work on a particular
technique for a specific amount of time, so they begin doing the drill. They
have seen "Lectures" on the technique, and they have seen "Lecture Drills"
on the technique. However if they still forget how to do the drill, this is
why we have the text book. After the student remembers what to do they can
start practicing the drill. The moderator will then turn to the next page
entiteled "Moderator's Page." This is where the parents will be able to help
the students improve their techniques. On the Moderator's page, we have a number
of things the moderator can watch to try and help the overall technique of
the student. Each day the student will work on one thing from the
moderator's page. Sometimes the students will get it on the very first try,
so in the instance you would then move to the next thing to improve on from
the moderator's page. Other times the student may take a month to get just
this one subtle thing. Time isn't the issue, learning is. If it takes them a
month to just improve one small thing in their technique then fantastic! Now
move to the next one. Again we have several demo pages so you can see what
the text book looks like. We also have many places for the moderators to
keep notes so they and the students can see their improvement.
Kicking Paddle
The third tool we use is a kicking paddle. A kicking paddle isn’t just used
for kicking; it’s just called a kicking paddle. We include the kicking paddle
in our package. A kicking paddle is a fun and safe way for the students to
work on their accuracy, hand-to-eye coordination, and timing. Kicks, hand
strikes, and blocks are all things we can work on by using this paddle.
Online Services and Tests
Moderator Grading (15% of total grade)
For junior high and high school students we recomend you do this course over
a 12 week program. This 12 week program conforms to every state's physical education
requirements. Some states don't have very strict requirements while other
states have a specific amount of time the student needs to spend every week
in order to get state certification. That is why we recomend junior high and
high school students doing the course over a 12 week period. For younger
students, you can span the course out over a longer period of time.
All our quizzes and tests are given online. We have pictures that show up on
the quiz and the students will have to identify which technique Master
Purcell is performing. We also use multiple choice and true/false questions.
At the end of each week we have a quiz. At the end of week 6 we have a
midterm, and at the end of the trimester we have our final exam. Each quiz
or test can be taken up to three times. Each time they take a quiz or test
the questions can change. If a student takes the quiz three times it means
they had three more opportunities to learn. At the end of each quiz the
student is given their score and then asked if they want to keep that score
or retake the test. If they take the test three times our program
automatically records their best score. The quizzes, midterm, and final
constitute 85% of their grade. The other 15% comes from the moderator. It
doesn’t matter if the students can kick two feet above their head in order
to get a good grade. What matters is that the students try their best and
improves over the 12 week period. As long as the student puts forth the
effort they will increase the height of their kicks and power of their
strikes. That is unless they already begin to kick two feet above their head
level and can’t kick any higher then that. However that’s probably something
most students won’t have to worry about.
So again in recap, 85% of the grades will be taken on-line. 15% of the grade
will be given by the moderator and inputed on line. You will then be given
the student's total grade at the end of the program. If you have more then
one student wanting to do the class, we have a very large discount to have
other family members or students do the classes together. You can hear more
about that by looking at the "
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