WE ARE HAN
Here am I. Send me.
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’”Isaiah 6:8
I Want to Teach“To use the martial arts to help every individual become all that God has created, called and gifted them to be.”Grand Master Han’s Martial Arts
You don’t need a black belt to start serving
At Grand Master Han’s, leadership isn’t something you wait for. It starts the first time you help someone who is newer than you. Every black belt in our family started as someone’s white belt, and white belts are the most important people in any school.
“Anyone with one piece of useful knowledge can bless another with it. It’s never too soon to help others. If you are a first day white belt and you know where the bathroom is in your school, you have valuable information to share with the next new student who needs to go.”
Master Jeremy FoxYour first steps as a leader
- 1Talk to your instructor
Ask for teaching assignments, like warming up class or helping students who are struggling.
- 2Help before and after class
Some of the best teaching happens when no one asked you to. Stay a few minutes and help someone with a form or a kick.
- 3Teach while your instructor watches
As you grow more comfortable, ask to teach a class, or a portion of one, while your instructor watches, so they can critique you and offer guidance.
- 4Allow yourself to make mistakes
Don't worry about perfection or expect it. You are learning. The only way to learn to lead well is to lead poorly.
- 5Attend the Leadership Training Course
Learn how we warm up a class, teach every rank from White through Brown, and know when a student is ready to test.
- 6Open a class of your own
Take that major step. Every school in our family began with someone willing to serve.
“Don’t ask your instructor to teach. Beg your instructor to teach.”Grandmaster Man H. Han
It’s that important to your development as a person and as a leader.
Every rank has a way to serve
Your responsibility to lead grows as you do. Here’s what serving looks like at each step of the journey.
Bring others along. Even in the beginning stages of your journey, you can be an encourager to those around you.
Anyone in a white belt could benefit greatly from your knowledge. Remember, you have something they really want!
Help warm up class and help new students get familiar with techniques and how we do things.
Lead often in class and begin to reap the rewards of passing on what you know.
Lead by example at all times. At Red Belt you are officially high enough rank to take the Instructors Course, although exceptions are often made for lower ranks who want to take it. You must be 14 to take the course, but you don’t have to be 14 to help teach!
A leader now as much as a student, leading through service to others.
You didn’t earn that black belt to gather dust on a shelf. There is nothing more noble or useful you could do with those skills and knowledge than lift others up!
One day, if you teach enough people, one white belt will endure the journey to black belt. You will then have successfully blessed another as you were blessed, to reach such a level. On that day you will become a Red Stripe Qualified Black Belt. The rarest of breeds in our martial art, these are those black belts that truly leave their mark. Meet our Red Stripe Black Belts →
3 years
“One of my greatest blessings was to blow out my knee only a few months into opening my first full time school. I had to allow my yellow and green belts to lead. Those yellow and green belts became passionate about teaching, and three years later we had 17 academies going in southern Missouri alone.”Master Jeremy Fox
What a GMHMA instructor looks like
Different students learn in different ways. We stay flexible and trust the process.
We notice the small improvements and recognize them early and often.
We teach not only what to do, but why we do it, so students choose discipline for themselves.
We never use aggression or force to “toughen” a student up. We earn trust and guide with love.
Leadership Training Course
Also known as the Instructors Course
Our Leadership Training Course prepares you to lead. Learn how to warm up a class so it awakens body, mind and spirit, how to teach every rank from White through Brown Belt, how to know when a student is ready to test, and how to run a public demonstration.
Who can attend: Red Belts and above, age 14 and up. Exceptions are often made for lower ranks who want to take it, so ask your instructor.
Next course: Summer 2027“Put in the work, help others whenever you can and finally take that major step to open a class of your own. You will make mistakes but you will learn from them, and you will never regret the impacts you make on the lives of others as you assist them in becoming all they can be!”Leadership Training Course
I want to teach
Tell us a little about yourself and your school, and we’ll help you take your first step.
All GMHMA instructors are subject to extensive background checks to ensure the safety of our students.
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