FMA Instructor Training program

[kruzada]

If you are a Martial Arts Instructor or an experienced Martial Artist with several years training and are interested in becoming certified to teach the Filipino Martial Art of Eskrima, we have opened an Instructor Training Program available in NYC and NJ. If you are located outside the tri-state area, we may be able to travel to your location to provide you with regular private / semi-private training.

This is a quality intensive personal training program for experienced martial artists who are serious about expanding their knowledge of the Filipino Martial Arts. It is not a quick overnight certification course.

You can visit this link for more information http://kuntawkali.com/itp.html

[bigboywasim]

If the training is in FMA then one is good. If not then it is useless because FMA takes years to learn. It can not be teached at some six month program.

[FMAFIGHTER]

Again this is for Martial Arts Instructors or experienced Martial Artist with several years training.
Read below:

With respects,
Errol B.

If you are a Martial Arts Instructor or an experienced Martial Artist with several years training and are interested in becoming certified to teach the Filipino Martial Art of Eskrima, we have opened an Instructor Training Program available in NYC and NJ. If you are located outside the tri-state area, we may be able to travel to your location to provide you with regular private / semi-private training.

This is a quality intensive personal training program for experienced martial artists who are serious about expanding their knowledge of the Filipino Martial Arts. It is not a quick overnight certification course.

You can visit this link for more information http://kuntawkali.com/itp.html

[kruzada]

If the training is in FMA then one is good. If not then it is useless because FMA takes years to learn. It can not be teached at some six month program.

Wasim,

Thanks for your input. I agree that it would be best if one entered my program with several years experience in the FMA. Incidentally I do have one student who is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Kombatan (in my group classes) and he has obviously progressed faster than most of my students who started with no prior MA training, but I also have a student that has 20+ years of experience in Kajukenbo and he has also done exceptionally well.

Everyone currently enrolled in my ITP program is a MA Instructor with prior training (years) in the FMA. Half of the candidates have trained in the FMA for 6 years or more. One candidate is an MMA instructor who has 3 years of training in Doce Pares and the most recent applicant to the program is a Balintawak Instructor.

Just FYI, My Instructor Training Program was not designed to be completed in "six months". In fact it can take as many as 5 years or more to achieve the level of Full Instructor in my Instructor Training program, Each level can take 1 year or more to complete depending on the proficiency of the candidate.

There are 3 levels of Trainer certifications that a candidate must pass in order to even qualify to be considered for the Associate Instructor program, which takes 1-2 years to complete and even then only the most dedicated and qualified will be considered to enter the Full Instructor program which would take an additional 1-2 years to complete. It is however conceivable that someone with an exceptional amount of talent and at least 6 years prior training in the FMA may be able to achieve Full Instructor status within 3 1/2 to 4 years, if they continue to train diligently and consistently outside of their private training time.

In every level of the Trainer certification, which can take up to 1 year to complete, there are 2 evaluations that take place after every two months. If a candidate does not pass these evaluations he/she cannot proceed with the program, no matter how many hours of private lessons they have completed, until they have obtained the necessary level of proficiency to move forward by practicing on their own.

Each candidate must pass a test for the next belt level above their certification before being accepted into the next Trainer program. If the candidate doesn't pass his/her test he/she must wait 1-2 months to retest again until the candidate has aquired the necessary skill level to progress in the program. This stringent process will help us weed out those individuals who are just looking to pay for and not earn their certification.

We are only interested in producing qualified instructors with the necessary skill and understanding of our curriculum to pass on their knowledge onto others. If their skill level is not up to par, they will not receive their certification from us. Acceptance into our Instructor program does not guarantee certification.

This program is designed for Instructors who do not have the time to join our group classes, but have a sincere desire to learn the Filipino Martial Arts and pass that knowledge onto others. Candidates are taught both how to execute the techniques in our curriculum and how to teach it in a logical progression. Only the most dedicated will make it through the entire program.

In my opinon there is a big difference between being certified and being qualified to teach a martial art. We have very strict criteria for those whom we allow to teach our system, which will not be compromised.

Regards,

Rich Acosta