Zen Camp 2020: WORKSHOP Longevity with Wim Deputter

[claytongreen]

Putting up these videos is without a doubt the best advertising you could have for your camps. Thank you for sharing.

[upkpoxer]

Thanks for sharing! Being an 47 year "young" white belt, longevity has high priority for me. Stay safe!

[EnergiaMartialArts]

Awesome and very important (underrated) subject! Nice Wim!

[dbrannick]

Can't believe I've only discovered this guy now! Samurai!

[marlonscloud]

This was a great talk, wish I was there! My coach in Wales says great things about Wim's skills, I hope to roll with him one day.

[peekaboojujitsoo]

Knees Over Toes Guy ATG, fasting, breathing and relaxation methods for longevity.

[JSMinstantcoaching]

Dear Wim, is it possible to see you playing guard with a straight back all the time ? that would be very inspiring.

[thefullmonte]

WIm, I've noticed that you like to ask questions to your group as a pedagogic tool. That is fine and good. However, you often ask questions before you have explained a subject. You cannot expect the students to answer if they don't know the answer. If they answer incorrectly, they will be left with a feeling of defeat. That is not pedagogic. So, try to use questions to see if the material has been understood correctly. Explain first, and then later try to ask questions to see if they've "got it".

Some people like to summarize at the end of a lesson, because 45 minutes of information can become a blurr and people will only remember tidbits here and there. You can at the end, try to summarize what you have tought at what should stand out. And then use questions to as an additional tool to engage their minds creatively.

On another note: I'm a leader and have instructed people for 25 years, and I've noticed that you can overcorrect people to much, that they loose their own creativity and become "zombies" and kind of stupid. You take away their own drive. So there is a fine balance and timing involved in what you correct and when you correct. Also how much information you are capable of sucking up in one stretch. So try to go back and forth and incorporate things from the begining of the lesson, thus refreshing and "anchoring" the information. This also keep the material fresh and the students alert.

It has been proven that emotions help anchor the memories. So also try to involve emotions in your teaching, either by telling stories that bring on emotions and then you can anchor the technique to the story. Or having a good laugh - so it is not bad to tell a funny story or joke and use that for anchoring information.

Well, this text is actually to long, and you probably don't remember what I started of with. 😜

Just some suggestion from a long life of teaching and leading. ;)

p.s. And this is not a critique of what you teach, you have an EXCELLENT understanding on JJ and the things you talk about! It will be interesting to follow your understanding of the material in the future. At 55 you will be a monster-instructor! 😊