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What Sets Arakan Martial Art Instructors Apart From The Rest?

Put simply, Arakan Martial Art instructors live and breathe this art. They complete years (as long as it takes to get a university degree!) of near daily training to qualify as an instructor, but it doesn’t stop there. Let us break down some of the special requirements that each and every one of our qualified instructors has mastered, including our exclusive and comprehensive Instructor Development Program.

They Are Students First

All Arakan Martial Art Instructors begin their journey as students with no intention of becoming an Instructor. It is only the extremely committed, talented, fit, reliable students who demonstrate an ability to lead by example in every way that get the opportunity to step up into our Instructor Development Program.

Years Of Dedicated Training

Most students who are offered the opportunity to step up and train to become an instructor are already training six times per week, and have been doing so for at least three years or more. The best candidates are carefully selected and placed in the Instructor Development Program where they continue to train six times per week, often on top of their full time jobs. Suffice to say that only the most committed and dedicated students succeed in becoming qualified instructors.

Exclusive Development Program

The Development Program involves learning to be better communicators, leaders and motivators. Students in the program learn about everything from the greater meanings of life through to answering their phones correctly. Most students are part of the program for approximately two years.

During that time they read self-development books, listen to motivational and inspirational speakers, and see professional therapists to ensure they have a balanced and holistic outlook on life. Students continue to learn about the human body, spirituality, meditation, the art of teaching and much more.

The training however, does not stop there.

Real-World Experience

During this training program, students ‘ghost’ an established instructor for a minimum of one hundred hours in unpaid time to learn more about how to teach. They then give a minimum of 100 hours of complementary lessons to further develop their skills. After this a Government Blue Card is secured, along with a current First Aid Certificate and professional insurance.

If they get through this comprehensive and dedicated process, they are given the go ahead to become an Arakan Instructor.

Ongoing Training And Development

Once a student becomes a qualified instructor the work does not stop there. To maintain this title, all instructors must continue to train at least six times a week as a student to continue to grow in the art. There is also strict criteria for those wanting to progress to the next instructor level.

Among the many milestones that need to be achieved, instructors must have taught a minimum of 3000 hours before being considered for the title of Senior Instructor.

It is a long road to become an instructor, and requires additional dedication and commitment to progress further. All of the Arakan Martial Art Instructors will agree though, that the reward of helping people become more empowered, makes the journey truly worthwhile.

 

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"I have been training with Corey now for over 4 years and initially i started training with him to get some basic fitness. I had my first complimentary lesson with Corey and was show the backfist and how to generate more power to that blow with some "technique". It was amazing to realise the difference in the power of the blow. Corey has since trained me every week since that time and (has patiently) explained everything concisely (many times) to assist my growth with Arakan Martial Art. It was apparent from the outset that Corey was passionate and considerate but his understanding of Arakan enabled him to teach the art at a very understandable level right through to being enabled to grade my first belt.
I now train with Corey to gain greater understanding of the next belt requirements but due to the exposure to Coreys passion and understanding of Arakan, is now not just about grading but more about a journey of learning that is continuous. The health benefits have been great for me personally and I cannot thank Corey enough for what he has helped me to achieve. I highly recommend him as an Arakan Instructor and have entrusted him to start training with my 14 year old son. Again, I see Corey gently working away with him and encouraging him. The benefits of having some knowledge, of what he is being Instructed, only brings us closer and gives us a better bond. Exponentially, my eldest son trains and my youngest daughter has trained for 4 years (this month, Jan 2020) as well, so it really has become a family affair."


Mark Barlow and family



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