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Choke UK started a great thread about the strange stuff that MA instructors have used in training. I thought, as an alternative, we could list some of the really good stuff we've seen instructors do that might be a tool for everyone who teaches.
My pancration teacher has continuos sparring with light contact and proctective equipment for his youngest class (7 to 12 yrs). Every now and then, an accident happens and a kid cries. My teacher's rule is this: let your opponent apologize, if he's sincere you must tell him/her that you accept the apology, and if you need more time (mostly to stop crying), you can have as much as you want as long as you don't disturb the class. Of course, the first thing he does is check for serious injuries before he puts this into practice. What he doesn't want to do is stop the whole class to draw undue attention to the person who's crying (and thus make it worse on the kid's ego, or give attention seekers too much attention).
My pancration teacher has continuos sparring with light contact and proctective equipment for his youngest class (7 to 12 yrs). Every now and then, an accident happens and a kid cries. My teacher's rule is this: let your opponent apologize, if he's sincere you must tell him/her that you accept the apology, and if you need more time (mostly to stop crying), you can have as much as you want as long as you don't disturb the class. Of course, the first thing he does is check for serious injuries before he puts this into practice. What he doesn't want to do is stop the whole class to draw undue attention to the person who's crying (and thus make it worse on the kid's ego, or give attention seekers too much attention).
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