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Most martial art schools have mirrors on the walls; it is as if there is some unwritten requirement for it.
Reasons mirrors are useful to instructors
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Give instructors "eyes in the back of their heads."
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Allow instructors to watch students when they do not know they are being watched. Students tend to get nervous and make mistakes when they know they are being watched by the instructor. Mirrors allow instructors to watch students in their more relaxed state.
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In children's classes, they allow instructors to catch students in bad in bad behavior when they students think they are not being watched.
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Let instructors see the entire class even when not facing it. Some instructors are so adept at using mirrors that they can spot a mistake in the movement of a student's pattern, even though the movement image is reversed in the mirror.
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Let instructors watch spectators, the lobby, or the entrance while they looking the other way. This keeps them aware of visitors, customers, or prospective students.
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Make a space look larger. This makes mirrors a good investment for new schools that start in small space. Mirrors make a small space look larger and more professional.
Reasons mirrors are useful to students
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Allow students to watch their own techniques so they may check to see if their form is correct. They are able to see their entire bodies, including the position of their feet. This gives students a different perspective and allows them to see problems they would not otherwise be aware.
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Allow students to watch the techniques of other students inconspicuously, so they may compare their own form against the form of other students.
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Allow students to see who else is in the class. While standing in the front of a class, students are not aware of other students who may have arrived late.
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Make shadowboxing more effective. If you pretend you are fighting yourself in the mirror, it helps you practice your sparring movements because it gives you a reference to which you may relate, and it allows you to see the effectiveness of your guard and techniques.
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