What You’ll Learn
In this video, Mr Brendan Doogan breaks down the Part–Whole Approach — a proven method used across many sports to teach complex skills more effectively. Instead of tackling a technique in one go, you learn how to break it into meaningful, manageable components, before reassembling them into a fully integrated movement.
Throughout the session, Mr Doogan demonstrates:
✔ How to Identify the Parts of a Complex Skill
He begins by showing a familiar movement that requires the coordination of all four limbs — the perfect example of a technique that becomes far easier to teach when broken into pieces.
✔ Demonstration and Modelling
You’ll see how he presents both written and live examples, uses task sheets with highlighted key points, and demonstrates the movement step-by-step. Participants follow QR codes to view a split-movement demonstration that captures the essence of the technique minus the unnecessary complexity.
✔ Checking for Understanding
Mr Doogan shows how good coaches confirm that their learners understand both the purpose and the requirements of the task. This includes targeted questions, re-demonstrations, and guiding pairs through their own examples.
✔ Coaching Coaches
One of the most valuable parts of this session was having instructors explain their own part–whole teaching examples. Mr Doogan moves between groups, offering feedback, asking them to verify one another’s ideas, and giving permission to sign off each other’s learning outcomes once the task is completed.
Why This Matters for Taekwon-Do Instructors
The Part–Whole Approach helps instructors:
Teach difficult kicks more effectively
Help students understand why a technique works
Reduce overwhelm for beginners
Improve precision for advanced practitioners
Build confidence when coaching groups of any size
If you teach Taekwon-Do — even casually — this method will elevate the way you break down techniques and how your students learn them.
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