If you do not live in
the area, but would like to start your training in Filipino Tactical Systems
then we suggest you start an "Affiliate Training Group". All
you need is yourself and at least one other interested party to get started. Garages,
basements, backyards, parks, dance studios, gyms and office conference rooms
work just as well as commercial martial arts locations.
There is no experience necessary to enter as an
Affiliate Instructor. You start as an "Affiliate Apprentice Instructor".
This means you are learning to instruct this material. Think of “Apprentice
Instructor” as more of a “training coordinator” in the
beginning. It has been designed this way so that a person with no
experience can join, become exposed to the material, and form a group of
training partners in order to work on their own technique development.
After all, the best way to really learn something is to have to share it,
or teach it to others.
When you first start you can teach the material as
you learn it, but do not have the ability to rank your students in it. As you
progress in the Instructor levels, the ability to rank your own people in your
group under the “Affiliate Student” levels
increases. This helps assure quality control within the
organization. It also helps build longevity within your own group. All
members of your training group need to be registered with FTS (Filipino
Tactical Systems) as official Affiliate Students in order for either you or us
to promote them.
There are Four different types of Instructor
Membership, Standard / Associate / Prime / Executive, all with incredible perks
and benefits. You can enter at any level of membership. See or if
you like we can email you a list of benefits for each level.
There are two ways to enter the Affiliate
Instructor Program
OPTION 1. Membership fee must be paid in full (one year up
front). This makes the individual an “Instructor Candidate”, meaning
they have not been given an official level of Instructor rank until they
personally train with Sifu
/ Lakan Guro Young at least one time.
OPTION 2. An individual can be automatically placed as an
Executive Membership Affiliate Instructor with full benefits if they commit
(pre-pay) to hosting a Public Seminar at their location. This options
allows the host to make their money back through charging for seminar
attendance.
Applicant must submit a written "Intention of
Entry Into the Program". They must also personally train with
Sifu / Lakan Guro Young a minimum of at
least one time in order to evaluate their level (rank) of Affiliate Instructor
upon entering the program. Personal evaluation training(s) can be
done through either:
A. Scheduling a private session(s)
B. Scheduling a visit to F.T.S. Martial Arts and
training in group evening classes.
C. Through a specific Affiliate Program seminar.
D. By hosting a Seminar in your area.
E. Through multiple general-public seminar
attendance.
PROMOTION:
Certificates and promotions are only awarded in
person. This helps assure quality control.
Promotion is simple. There are no
testings. It is based on these elements:
Affiliate “Student” Promotion Criteria
1. Knowledge and application of the Goals &
Techniques for each section of study.
2. Ability to maintain knowledge and application.
Affiliate “Instructor” Promotion
Criteria
(various levels of “Instructor” allow you to
promote your own group members within the Affiliate Student curriculum up to
certain ranks)
1. Knowledge and application of the Goals &
Techniques for each section of study.
2. Ability to maintain knowledge and application.
3. Ability to effectively pass on knowledge and
application.
4. Consistency and activity within the
association.
Promotions are only awarded personally by Sifu /
Lakan Guro Young at Public Seminars, Group Workshops, Annual Gatherings,
Instructor Camps, Private Lessons, visits to F.T.S. Martial Arts or other
events.
It is recommended that an Affiliate Instructor
with five students or more bring in Sifu / Lakan Guro Young for a
Seminar/Workshop (public or private) one or two times a year in order for him
to evaluate the level of you and your people, as well as upgrade your skills.
You decide how often Sifu / Lakan Guro Young will
come to your location, you (and your group) get your training, and then you teach
the follow-up and maintenance of the material. While martial arts schools
commonly opt for this method, a training group can be formed and hosted by
anyone with no experience at all.
Filipino Tactical Systems
Mente Linda Loop
Milpitas, CA. 95035