{"id":53,"date":"2014-01-10T05:45:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T05:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:16:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:16:21","slug":"training-group-endorsment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/find-endorsed-affiliate-training-groups\/training-group-endorsment\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Your Group Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Journey of a Training Group Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjJDpPoqBSk\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How Do We Become An Official Affiliate Training Group?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its actually pretty easy. \u00a0You don&#8217;t have to have to highest skill level in the world to get endorsed. \u00a0Its not a rank. \u00a0You just have to be willing to put the effort in, try hard, and \u00a0care about the progress of your fellow group members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">STEP #1<\/span> &#8211; Sign Up On The OLC &amp; Grab Your Training Partner(s):<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> It all starts with as little as two people, and at least one person has to have a subscription to the\u00a0Instructor Membership\u00a0here on our\u00a0Online Learning Center (OLC). \u00a0For right now, we&#8217;ll call that person the <\/span><em>&#8220;Unofficial&#8221;<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Training Group Leader. \u00a0The other group members\u00a0need to enroll in a Student Membership in order to gain rank as official Affiliate Students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">QUESTION: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Can more than one person in your group have an Instructor Membership?<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">ANSWER: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Yes, but one person has to specifically represent as the actual Group Leader.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">STEP #2<\/span> &#8211; Learn The Material, Show It To Your Partner(s) &amp; Practice:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The unofficial leader&#8217;s job is the same as if you were already endorsed by KSK. \u00a0You coordinate a training time and place. The location of your training space could be anywhere such as a garage, basement, living room, park, backyard, conference room, gym, or even a commercial martial arts school. the only real requirement we have is that it is clean and safe for your fellow group members. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You seek out the knowledge through the website, seminars, DVDs, training visits to KSK, private lessons etc\u2026 As you learn the material, you introduce it to the members in your training group (students). Those people now become your training partners for you to practice the material with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under the Affiliate Instructor Program you have the ability to gain rank as both a Student and an Instructor. It has been designed this way to help you learn how to become both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">STEP #3<\/span> &#8211; Get Evaluated &amp; Become Endorsed:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order for your group to be recognized \u00a0as an official Affiliate Training Group, your Group Leader needs to be endorsed in person by Guro T. Kent Nelson, or personally recommended by Guro Larry Mouton. \u00a0We like to see the leader&#8217;s interaction with their fellow group members if possible. \u00a0This can be done by hosting Guro Kent for a seminar, attending seminars, attending training camps, or visiting the KSK headquarters in Lansing, MI. and participating in group classes and\/or private lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you receive an endorsement you will be considered an official Affiliate Training Group Leader, and your picture along with your Training Group&#8217;s information will be listed\u00a0on both the KSK main website and the Online Learning Center website. \u00a0You will now be eligible for all the benefits that a Training Group Leader receives, such as ability to gain Instructor Ranking, access to Instructor Events and all the other benefits listed above on this page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although it is not mandatory, it is recommended that you host Guro Kent for a seminar in your area at least once a year. This helps with updating your knowledge and skill set, creates excitement within your group, and helps create more public awareness of your training group which can result in new members. It also allows Guro Kent to see you interact with the members of your group, which helps you advance your Instructor Ranking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1597\" src=\"http:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2792\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tkentnelson.com\/OLC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2792.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok, we get it&#8230; people are going to naturally start forming <em>&#8220;Unofficial&#8221;<\/em> Training Groups, we know that. \u00a0And you know what, that&#8217;s okay, its human nature. \u00a0Besides, how else are you going to improve? \u00a0You have to have training partners, right.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So if that&#8217;s the case, what&#8217;s the benefit to becoming an officially endorsed Affiliate Training Group?&#8230; \u00a0There are lots of reasons, but here&#8217;s a few:<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 22px; line-height: 32px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Benefits Of Endorsement<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Official groups are listed on both the KSK main website and the Online Learning Center website in order to help other people in your area find you and join the group. \u00a0More members in your training group means more training partners for you. \u00a0And if you&#8217;re a Training Group Leader or an \u00a0Affiliate Instructor, that means more experience for you to help sharpen your teaching skills, which is needed to gain Instructor Ranking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Official Training groups receive preference over unofficial ones when it comes to scheduling seminars, visits, events and evaluations with Guro T. Kent Nelson personally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Members of official Training Groups receive discounts on selected seminars, training camps, events, private lessons, equipment etc&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Journey of a Training Group Leader How Do We Become An Official Affiliate Training Group? 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