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Distance-Learning Opportunities
The Burinkan currently has three active distance-learning opportunities for students:
Is this right for me?
There are several types of people this program has been valuable for:
1. Local students who enjoy having the supplemental practice opportunity
Some of the students that take our in-school classes enjoy having these videos as a reference for their own practice outside of class time, rather than attempting to rely on their memory or notebook to re-create the lessons from class. Access to class recordings is helpful for both solo and partner-based practice sessions outside of the school.
2. Remote students looking to learn and periodically have hands on skill-development and certification opportunities
Students living in locations too remote to make attending in-school classes possible are enjoying learning via live and recorded classes and then traveling to our school periodically, or hosting our instructor to their location for skill-development training, hands-on refinement and testing for certification.
3. Remote students looking to supplement their education, having no desire to certify
Some of our students are merely curious or looking to learn more about our traditions without receiving any feedback, refinement, skill-development, or certification. Some are of different lineages of the same art, curious for more information, while others are simply researching similarities and differences among martial traditions of different cultures.
How do I get started?
- Read the FAQ, below.
- Decide which program interests you. (Kobudo, Five Ancestors, or Hakka)
- Reach out via email or Facebook DM to introduce yourself, your location, your training background, and what your goals are in joining the distance learning program.
- Register for your first class ($25USD) via Paypal (BurinkanDojo@hotmail.com) or 1 Educational Credit (EC) from our Patreon. In the notes, be sure to include: Your full name, the email address you use to log in to YouTube, the course name, and the class #.
- You'll receive a message from us with links to access your class recording.
Frequently-Asked Questions:
Question: Are the classes live or recorded?
Answer: Courses are initially delivered live, however every class is recorded as a reference for the live participants, those who could not attend live due to scheduling conflicts, and for those who start after the course commences. Each class recording is indexed with minute-markers to make specific topics in each class easily referenced. We start new courses once or twice a year, but do not currently have plans to re-deliver courses already recorded. If you meet the pre-requisites for a new course, you can join it live from the start and enjoy the benefit of immediate feedback on your progress without the additional cost of private lessons.
Question: If I enroll via class recordings, how can I get feedback on my progress?
Answer: You have two methods for receiving feedback on your progress:
1) you can use the course's Facebook group to post your progress and questions and receive feedback from your senior brothers and sisters in the art, and/or
2) you can set up a private lesson with the instructor. Cost is $50USD (or 2 ECs) for a private 30-minute lesson with the instructor.
Question: What are these "Educational Credits (ECs)"?
Answer: If you join our Patreon, in addition to exclusive content, you'll earn Educational Credits each month to spend on educational opportunities including live or recorded classes, live workshops, or private Zoom lessons. Check out our Patreon page for details.
Question: How do I redeem these "Educational Credits (ECs)"?
Answer: Simply drop us a message when you are ready to spend a credit on a class, workshop, or private lesson and we'll do the rest.
Question: Can I just pick classes a la carte from the courses?
Answer: No, each class must be taken in order as the courses are carefully curated to be progressive, each class building on what was delivered in the prior class.
Question: Can I take part in multiple courses at the same time?
Answer: Absolutely, and many of our participants do. Of course, you'll have to train extra hard to make progress in multiple traditions at once, but it can be done if you put in the work.
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