Have you ever considered the possibility of getting up at the crack of noon, having a leisurely breakfast and spending the day as you wish? Spending time with your family, going shopping or to the beach? Working out with weights or studying whatever you want to study? And then, working for 2 to 4 hours at a job that you love, with no boss and with people who love and respect you? And on top of all this, making a comfortable living?
This is what you can achieve as an independent martial arts instructor. The possibilities are virtually limitless.
Financial SecurityMore free time to spend as you likePlenty of time to study and improve your artYou can enjoy the benefits of living life to the fullest while helping other people to live and work with joy, confidence and security.
How to Begin Your Career
To develop this type of career requires a lot of hard work. There is much to learn and you must be willing to change and improve many areas of your life. For instance:
You must be punctualYou must really study and understand your art, its history and its application to daily lifeYou must learn and understand the basics of running a businessYou have to improve your "people skills"
There are many programs available designed to teach you about the martial art of your choice. The various arts range from extremely active to styles that are much softer in their approach. There is probably a style that would fit just about anyone.
In this and in articles to come, we are going to discuss not only the virtues of entering training with the specific goal in mind of teaching as a professional, but we are going to delve into the traits that make a good teacher and how to develop the markers of a good instructor.
And, make no mistake, to have a career as an instructor you don't need to be or to have been a champion of a particular art. Technical ability does not necessarily equate with being a good instructor. The traits of a good teacher are more closely related to caring for people and having the desire to help others reach their own goals, not showing off your particular skills.
If you're good at your art, that will become obvious through your actions and in the quality of the students you produce. The important thing is who you can help, not how great you are.
I look forward to writing more on the topic of the martial arts as a career and, how to actually begin your journey.
For more information about career opportunities in the martial arts, download my free e-book "9 Tips On How To Open Your Own Martial Arts School By A Teacher Who Has Been There, Done That" http://www.mashihan.com/acma_sq.htm. David Parks-Kennedy is a career martial artist (for more than 30 years with teacher ranking in Aikido) now living his dream in Mexico.
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