I think it’s impossible to learn a martial art completely online. Aside from the fact that there are many techniques that require an attacker, there is much more to any martial art than just the techniques.
Online training is now also offered by our association, free of charge for members. But that is due to Corona, because martial arts are a contact sport and you should reduce your contacts if possible. Many clubs are therefore closed and some are only open once a week – hybrid lessons.
The main purpose of our online lessons is to enable members to have at least a virtual community experience. The last online lesson consisted of 30 min tabata training and 15 min step work/ various punches in the air and some kicks.
I have also experienced very good online training before. Ideas were actually brought across. But I’m biased, so I’m not a real benchmark. In my opinion, online training can of course only serve as a supplement if there is nothing else – like at the moment.
I consider complete online training including online exams to be dubious. A lot is missing. But everyone is allowed to offer sports or martial arts as they wish. There is no “quality control” except by the associations – however, a club does not have to join an association.
It’s all legal, no matter what you offer. As a club leader, you don’t even have to prove your own ability if you’re not in an association.
If you look at the different clubs, you can notice that there are also big differences in quality in real terms. There is no uniform regulation as to what which student must know, be able to or understand on which belt. Each association makes its own rules. Every non-affiliated club too. So the understanding of two green belts from different associations can be very different.
I understand how people at this time come up with the idea of wanting to learn a martial art completely online. And where there is a demand, there are also suppliers. Everyone has to know for themselves what they are doing.
They’re probably thinking “better than nothing.”
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