[seienchin]

I'm interested to hear about any methods or techniques that people have used (or seen used) to avoid the phenomenon of the apalling "karate parent" - you know the kind - who is an expert in every technique, behaves inappropriately at tournaments and gradings etc.

I had a rule at my dojo that if parents stayed in the dojo, they trained. simple. No spectators. No armchair experts. I didn't charge them any extra,but they couldn't sit at the back and complain that they didn't have enough time to exercise !!!

Over time, I ended up having whole families training together, and had some very positive feedback about this experience for them.

any other methods for keeping the "shockers" out, and helping kids by helping families?

OSU