Written by a practising and authoritative martial artist, this official coaching manual for the British Martial Arts Commission breaks new ground in applying coaching analysis to traditional training techniques. In particular, it will enable instructors:

To train students to a higher standard than has been achieved before.
To improve safety at all levels of martial arts practice.
To develop students' abilities and to help them reach their full potential more rapidly than has been done in the past.
To maintain students' interest in and enjoyment of their art.

David Mitchell is a founder member of the Martial arts Commission and of its Coaching Award Schemes, for which The Martial Arts Coaching Manual is required reading.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The requirements of a good martial arts coach
Practical coaching
The relationship of coaching to skill
The principles of fitness
Practical warm-up and cool-down programmes
The physiology of fitness training
Practical joint strengthening exercises
Practical body preparatoin exercises
Coaching for health and safety
Practical first aid for coaches
Coaching and the law
Appendix 1 Organisation of the martial arts in Great Britain
Appendix 2 Qualifying as a Martial Arts Commission Coach
Appendix 3 General guidelines for coaches to consider when organising courses and events
Appendix 4 A standard application form
Useful addresses
Recommended reading (bibliography)
Index