Course Criteria

When reviewing the Instructor Certification levels, please note that each Instructor level corresponds with a belt level that you would be certified to teach at your home location.  Once you complete a level, your teaching hours return to zero and you work your way back up to a new certification level.

You will be required to successfully pass a new KMAC Instructor course each time you desire to move up a level (regardless of the teaching hours you accumulate at each level).

The hours below are the MINIMUM an Instructor must attain at each level of the course.

LEVEL 1 (BASIC LEVEL CERTIFICATION)

– Zero Hours Teaching Time and successful completion of L1 KMAC Certification Course

LEVEL 2 (BASIC INSTRUCTOR LEVEL CERTIFICATION)

96 Hours Teaching Time and successful completion of L2 KMAC Certification Course

LEVEL 3 (INTERMEDIATE INSTRUCTOR LEVEL CERTIFICATION)

 144 Hours of Teaching Time and successful completion of L3 KMAC Certification Course

LEVEL 4 (INTERMEDIATE INSTRUCTOR LEVEL CERTIFICATION)

192 Hours of Teaching time and successful completion of L4 KMAC Certification Course

LEVEL 5 (ADVANCE INSTRUCTOR LEVEL CERTIFICATION)

192 Hours Teaching time and successful completion of L5 KMAC Certification Course

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR LEVEL 6

– Requires the completion of all above levels, teaching hours and successful pass of all of the above certification courses.  To achieve an Expert Level standing within KMAC, an Instructor must demonstrate a continued commitment to ongoing training, professional development and notable contributions of the KMAC community & the development of our students.