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One-on-One Coaching PLUS with Hoptoi
500.00
$
3 3-hour sessions, 9 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Skills assessment
- Skill builders
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Strategies
- Play with Coaching
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Play with Coaching
Advanced Training PLUS with Hoptoi
400.00
$
3 3-hour sessions, 9 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Advanced Training PLUS
- Skills assessment
- Skill builders
- Play with coaching as time permits
Learn Strategies
- Strategies
- Play with coaching as time permits
Play with Coaching
- Play with coaching
One-on-One Coaching with Hoptoi
400.00
$
2 3-hour sessions, 6 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Skills assessment
- Skill builders
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Strategies
- Play with coaching
Basic Training PLUS with Hoptoi
400.00
$
3 3-hour sessions, 9 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Basics
- Game fundamentals
- Skill builders
- Play with coaching as time permits
Learn strategy
- Strategy fundamentals
- Play with coaching as time permits
Play with Coaching
- Play with coaching
Class 1 Intensive: Learn to play in two days!
- A brief History of Mah Jongg
- Learning your set
- Learning your tiles
- Dragon Partnerships
- Terminology
- Understanding the card
- Setting up the game
- Rolling the dice and determining who is east
- Dealing
- The Charleston
- Charleston passes
- Forming families
- Forming hands
- Calling
- Exposing
- Joker Exchanges
Class 2: Skill Building
- Skill Building Techniques and Beginner Strategies
Advanced Training with Hoptoi
300.00
$
2 3-hour sessions, 6 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Advanced Training
- Skill assessment
- Skill builders
Learn Strategies
- Strategies
- Play with coaching as time permits
Basic Training with Hoptoi
300.00
$
2 3-hour sessions, 6 total hours; send an email to michele@mahjongcentral.com to join the wait list.
Basic Training
- Game fundamentals
- Skill builders
- Play with coaching as time permits
Learn strategies
- Strategy fundamentals
- Play with coaching as time permits
Instructor Training Course
300.00
$
6 hours, Virtual classroom training for current instructors or those that want to add online teaching to their mah jongg instructor business..
Teaching in a virtual classroom
- Learn to teach the rules, tiles, etc. by sharing your screen
- Learn the mechanics of the Charleston and the eye symbol
- Learn the mechanics of game play and remote controlling student's tiles
- Learn to walk your students through signing up (watched assignment)
- Learn to create a customized classroom (video assignment)
- Reverse roll play with your instructor
- Getting started, help with marketing ideas
Private One-on-One
- Skill Assessment
- Skill Building
- Strategy Implementation
One-on-One Coaching with Hoptoi SPECIAL
300.00
$
3 3-hour sessions with a customized lesson plan based on specific needs.
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Skills assessment
- Skill builders
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Strategies
- Play with Coaching
Coaching with Hoptoi
- Play with Coaching
Beginner 4 Session-Semi Private (2 students)
250.00
$
4 classes, 2-hours per class, 8 hours total
Semi-Private Beginner Classes
- Learn all the fundamentals of American Mah Jongg.
Grandparents and me Mah Jongg
225.00
$
Make your next visit to the grandkids even more special when they learn to play mah jongg. 6, 1 hour sessions-pay 1/2 price for your grandchild. Up to two grandchildren can work together on one computer for the price of one. Max 4 grandchildren per session. Special pricing for more than 2 grandchildren will apply. If you live in the same area as your grandchildren sit side-by-side and assist them as they learn.
Rules of Play
- These are the rules-Practice hands with flash cards
The Charleston
- Learn the Charleston and Charleston rules, Play first game open handed.
Let's Play the Game
- Play open handed or close handed games. Introduce beginner strategy the subject
Let's Play-Continued
- Same as previous class
Let's Play-Continued
- Same as previous class
Let's Play-Continued
- Same as previous class
Beginner 5 Session Class
175.00
$
5 Classes, 2-hours per class, 10 hours total starting at $175.00
Class 1
- A bieif history of Mah Jongg
- Learning your set
- Learning your tiles
- Terminology
- Dragon partnerships
- Understanding the card
- Introduction to Charleston
Class 2
- Review of Class 1
- Mechanics of the virtual classroom
- Rolling the dice
- The Charleston
- Begin game play
- Forming hands
- Calling tiles
- Joker exchanges
Class 3
- Review of Class 2
- Game play
- More on the Charleston
- More on forming hands
- More on joker exchanges
- More on calling tiles
Class 4
- Same as class 3
- Intro to beginner strategies
Class 5
- Same as Class 4
- More on beginner strategies
Beginner 4 Session Class
150.00
$
4 Classes, 2-hours per class, 8 hours total starting at $150
Class 1
- A brief History of Mah Jongg
- Learning your set
- Learning your tiles
- Terminology
- Dragon partnerships
- Understanding the card
- Introduction to the Charleston
- Setting up the game
Class 2
- Review of Class 1
- Mechanics of the virtual classroom
- Rolling the dice
- The Charleston
- Begin game play
- Forming hands
- Calling tiles
- Joker exchanges
Class 3
- Review of class 2
- Game play
- More on the Charleston
- More on forming families and hands
- More on joker exchanges
- More on calling tiles
Class 4
- Same as class 3
- Intro to beginner strategies
Class 1
- Rules for passing in the Charleston
- More on fresh tiles
- More on safe tiles
- Is it too early to call?
- More on joker exchange
- More on throwing flowers
- More on throwing jokers
- When to break up your hand
- Being prepared to switch hands
- Pay attention to what others are playing/doing
Class 2
- Same as class 1
Class 3
- Same as class 1
Class 4
- Same as class 1
Class 1
- Move from a Beginner to Intermediate Player
- Playing Defensively
- Playing Offensively
- Play Strategically
Class 2
- Same as previous class
Class 3
- Same as previous classes
Class 4
- Same as previous classes
Class 1
Supervised Play
- Haven't played in a while and need to touch up on your skills and the new card? If so, this is the class for you.
- Choose the online platform of your choice and I observe and make suggestions or changes to help you up your game
Instructor Training Course For AMJIA Elite Members
150.00
$
6 hours, Virtual classroom training for current instructors or those that want to add online teaching to their mah jongg instructor business..
Deep Dive into the Instructor Portal and Virtual Classroom
- o Tour of the virtual classroom
- o How to Create a Classroom
- o How to Assist a Student with the Login
All aspects of defensive and offensive play will be discussed during play including but not limited to:
Class 1
- More Charleston Strategy
- More on fresh tiles
- More on safe tiles
- Holding pairs for a period of time
- More on joker exchange
- More on throwing flowers
- More on throwing jokers
- When to break up your hand
- Being prepared to switch hands
- Pay attention to what others are playing/doing
- Flowers and holding more than 1 for a period of time and why.
- Going Jokerless
- Splitting up a pair in the Charleston
- Follow same tile thrown if you have one
- Go for the Quint hands and keeping backups
- Go for the Singles and pairs hands and keep backups
- Watch other people’s mannerisms
Class 1
- Play on your favorite game site and I will watch you play and at the end of the class provide a critique and offer suggestions to help you with technique and strategy.
Let's get familiar with the 2021 Card
- Learn to navigate the 2021 Card.
Workshop
- This is the subject