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Private Wushu Instructions
Yes, you can get private instructions, but I don't recommend
it if you want to learn a modern style or Sanda. Private instructions
can be very good if you are learning Taiji or a very traditional style,
but
private lessons are often slow and boring. Furthermore the
instructors are used to teaching classes of 15 to 30 students and it
could either be very exhausting or really boring for you to train with
a personal instructor. If you are going on a short vacation and only
have 2 weeks or less, you can probably learn more if you take private
lessons.
But it's impossible to learn acrobatic jumps with a private
teacher who doesn't even show you. Classmates will show you all the time
and sometimes they will teach you more than your coach.
In a class you will
get used to a real training routine. Training will be
fun and
your
teacher will not overtrain you.
More: Private Wushu Instructions
- Take private instructions
if:
- You want to train for a few weeks or days only.
- You want to learn something very traditional that nobody else
practices.
- You want to learn Taiji
- You don't want to work out with little kids and teenagers.
- You don't want too many people watching you all the time.
- Attend regular classes if:
- You want to learn acrobatics.
- You want to learn Sanda.
- You want to learn a wrestling style.
- You want to learn a modern style.
- You want to do competitions.
- You are training in China for more than a month.
- You want to learn chinese at the same time.
- Mix private and regular classes if:
- You want to learn acrobatics but there is also a traditional
form you want to learn ASAP.
- You are not thinking about competitions, but want to learn
forms and bring yourself into shape at the same time.
- You are injured and want to take it easy for a few days.
Advice: Private Wushu Instructions
- Most wushu schools in China ( including Song
Jiang Wushu School ) will give you a private instructor if you
don't ask for training in a regular class. One thing I can tell
you from my experience is, that your private instructor will
not always show up at 5:30 in the morning with
the chinese students. So even if you want to stick with your
private lessons, it could be a good idea to work out with the chinese
students in the morning.
- If you are going to a wushu school and there
are too many foreign students, ask if you could work out in a different
class.
They often
throw all the foreigners into one class and as a result the training
becomes really really slow. Then the instructors talk more than
they teach and you just waste your time. If you are going to China
for
high performance wushu, you are probably not interested in a chat
room.
That would just be a platonic question to see how they react.
Also ask how many chinese students there are and what they teach
in regular classes.
Some schools only have 15 chinese students and 30 foreigners, ...
and that sucks.
At Song Jiang they will allow you to train in any class, but if
you want to work out in a top class, you should ask in advance
or be
very advanced yourself.
- At Song Jiang you don't have to pay extra
for private lessons, but you also don't get money back if you want
to attend a normal class.
However, If you plan to attend a class with chinese students for
a long time and also speak enough chinese, you can try to ask the
schools headmaster for a discount. Of course you will have to explain
that you can't afford it.
There is no chance they will lower
the price if you can't ask without the help of your translator.
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