Methodology

Training Format

Culture Academy’s approach is based on training in small groups. Unlike most traditional forms of martial arts instruction, we focus on a calm and egalitarian training atmosphere with the best possible individual support. We take mutual responsibility for one another and for the learning environment. If needed, experienced coaches can be contacted for consultations outside group training to address questions that extend beyond training or to explore individual priorities in greater depth. For regular individual support, personal training is available. This combination of learning formats enables individually tailored, democratic and organic learning. We aim to make our spaces as accessible and barrier-free as possible so that people with disabilities can also participate. For further activities in this area, see Halle Grenzenlos.

Supporting Children and Young People

Children are gradually introduced to the learning content and techniques in an age-appropriate way. Our interdisciplinary approach applies here too. We foster important motor, emotional and social skills according to age, enabling free development beyond the boundaries of individual styles. The different training sessions are open to children according to their interests and abilities. This can create synergies, for example, between capoeira and playful wrestling, or allow the emphasis to shift gradually from one to the other. The path into adult training is open to children and young people once they are sufficiently secure in their technical and social skills. Ideally, they attend both sessions for their age group and mixed-age training.

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The Principle of Personal Responsibility

The educational curriculum aims for the greatest possible independence and free development of all participants. We enable people to learn important skills for choosing and integrating new learning content. We also understand personal growth as the ability to choose the direction of one’s development and to take effective action to support it. The pool of instructors accompanies this process as an ongoing point of contact.

Open Standards in Martial Arts and Education

We develop open standards for training design and martial arts, making them available to the public in various formats and particularly accessible to civil society organisations. Together, we embark on an exciting journey into the future of movement education, focusing on its potential to advance enlightenment.

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Culture Academy’s Methodological Pillars

  1. Transdisciplinarity
    • Openness to different styles
    • Multiple professional perspectives
  2. Body Technology
    • As a cultural technique and cultural education
    • Open Standards
  3. Psychoeducation
    • Grounded in experience and evidence
    • Phenomenology as lived experience
  4. Responsibility
    • Secular ethics
    • Critique of domination
  5. Empowerment
    • Enlightenment
    • Humanistic education