If she wants the whole style then teach her exactly how you and other white belts are taught in your dojang. If she wants to just have a basic understanding of self defense then go over the avoidance, placement, deescalation, engagement and the rules of engagement(what the law will allow you to do), and escape and/or report(depending on the situation). Then teach her basic sparring techniques and against weapon techniques. That is probably the fastest way and best way to keep her interest(although keep the talking part short and sweet and more on the doing).
You're lucky that your gf is willing to go through all if any of this. My gf wouldn't even look at self defense training. She prefers to "rely" on the pepper spray that she has which is completely inaccessible since it's in her purse.(Yes, I tried explaining this to her. No I didn't get that far because she just lost interest right away. She'd rather not think about it too hard and live in the thought of safety.)
Yes you can, you can just use her as a "training" partner to teach her. It doesn't hurt for you to review the basics. Haver her hold mitts for you, or how ever you train, then have her try. By teaching this it really will help you because you will end up looking at the techniques differently based on her abilities or lack of. You will end up doing a lot more basics but that can't hurt in any way.
I think it would benefit you to do thus at home and would make you better.
As for poomsae, really...don't bother with that, waste of time. It makes students think mechanically as if someone is going to do what you want them to do. There is no real power in the kicks or strikes that I have ever seen and you end up in ridiculous "poses" that have no real world application. But, I will say the one, and only, benefit of this is that it can strengthen thigh and calf muscles but then so can squats and lunges.
You are not qualified to teach. After 5 years, you have a grasp of the basics yourself. But you don't yet have the knowledge to teach others, which includes what to teach, what not to teach, how to teach, how to troubleshoot, or how to answer questions.
Say want to teach her how to do a reverse punch. Fist alignment, foot position, hip motion, eyeline, and aim are all important. But she won't do them properly at first, so, what will you correct, how will you show her, how will you gauge progress? Sure, you could watch the first punch and then see about 100 mistakes being made. But a good and experienced instructor will not fix all 100 mistakes right away, because if that's done, the student will never come back.
So besides not having enough technical experience, you have virtually no teaching experience, which is equally important.
If you are qualified to teach go ahead. If you plan on covering only the basics why not? When I was younger I taught all my younger brothers what I was learning so they could defend themselves as well. Though they are not exceptional fighters, they are better than average.
Basics:
Stances
Punches - All different types covered
Kicks - Basic first. If she develops a knack for kicking try advanced technique
Blocks and Interception
Foot Work and Movement
Joint Locks/Chokes etc
Fluidity of Motion and Body Mechanics
Physical Fitness - if your punches and kicks lack power to hurt an enemy, they are for the most part useless.
So, what I'm getting from this is that you have very little training, yet you feel confident in teaching what you have not fixed yet to your girlfriend... From your perspective you are qualified to do this, but from mine you are not any where near qualified. And yet you have not asked us if you should you have stated that you are going to. So why as ask this in the first place...? It is obvious that what ever we say you will do what you have planned anyway. your blatant attitude telling us not to say certain things just says that you are not open to anyone elses opinion. So again, Why bother to ask if you are not willing to listen.... OK I've had my say so report me if you like. My opinion and recommendation is still the same.
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Trust me when I tell you that I do not think you should teach your girlfriend unless you are already a black belt. I have made this mistake myself, so I know what I am talking about. You should wait until you get a black belt, or get permission from your teacher, before you do this. You should be asking your teacher if he/she thinks you're ready to teach your girlfriend the basics, what you should do first, etc.
It takes a ton of patience to train students. It takes even more patience to train students who are in a close relationship with you because they don't just see you as Sabum, they see you as "Rick" "Dave" "Jamal" "Kobe" "Jin" "Rallo" or whatever your name is. Since she is your girlfriend and not your child she may not want to take you as a serious authority figure or authority period. But----if you have a black belt, that is third party validation for her that you know what you are talking about.
There are plenty of community centers that may offer classes for a very low price (mine works out to $25 a month), and there may even be people who teach for free at their church. You should look into those options for her, or wait until you are either a black belt or your teacher had said it is ok for you to teach.
Please talk this over with your teacher if you are bent on doing this. If your teacher says no, respect the no. If your teacher says yes, then good luck. But----remember my warning about third party validation and your relationship with your girlfriend.
I do not recommend this. Martial arts relies on precision for effectiveness. You have not attained that level of proficiency, yourself, so what you teach will be diluted by your own inexperience. She will end up learning ineffective techniques, not sufficient to protect her. Do not waste her and your own time. I am not being rude or disrespectful. In fact, I am doing you the courtesy of offering my advice, based on 19 years' of training. I am a third degree black belt and still only teach beginners, remedially, or to recently promoted students looking to learn kata and tactics appropriate with new rank.
If you need to ask this question, you should not be teaching anyone martial arts.
You've asked this question many, many times now. You even have a girlfriend?
ANY ANSWERS THAT ARE RUDE AND DON'T ANSWER MY QUESTION WILL BE REPORTED
I'm going to teach tae kwon do basics to my girlfriend and was wondering how often should I work on kicks, punches, blocks, self-defense ect. Btw she does aerobics so what workout drills should I do and how often should I do them? I have been doing TKD for 5 years and am being taught by a master who was born and raised in South Korea. My gf can't afford to go so I thought I would just teach her the basics. Should I worry about poomsae? Thanks for the help :)
