Grand Syllabus - by Mors Kochanski
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In a time when much of today’s literature is a regurgitation of skills and repackaging of methodology, The Grand Syllabus is as original as Kochanski’s highly acclaimed book, Bushcraft. An “all inclusive” syllabus of topics once taught now and again by Mors Kochanski at the University level and in his Extended Summer and Winter Courses and the Survival Instructor Trainee Program.
Mors Kochanski’s enthusiasm for wilderness recreation, his extensive knowledge of the field, and his desire to learn everything there is to know about the wilderness has made him one of the foremost authorities on wilderness skills in the world.
Paperback 84 pages
Mors Kochanski’s enthusiasm for wilderness recreation, his extensive knowledge of the field, and his desire to learn everything there is to know about the wilderness has made him one of the foremost authorities on wilderness skills in the world.
Paperback 84 pages
What to expect about this book?
Mors Kochanski's "Grand Syllabus" was written to give the reader a complete list and layout of the skills one should seek to achieve as well as learn in order to be a true Bushcraft Instructor. That being said, it is not a complete layout guide which lists topics and then goes into great detail to define or describe things as to their makeup and/or function. Nor does it teach you how each topic should be carried out and/or performed.
This book was specifically designed to give you a complete list of the topics one should learn and then search out through study and practice. This list was apart of the courses he once taught at the university level of his Survival Instructor Trainee Program. So that being said, this book is perfect for those who want guidance into seeking out a real layout of what skills they should have and seek to gain to become a Bushcraft Instructor.
The book is divided into four parts:
1) The Instructor Competency Outline and Checklist:
This section lists off 47 main subjects a would-be instructor needs to seek out and learn in order to be a wilderness instructor. Some points focused upon in each topic are as such:
Mors Kochanski's "Grand Syllabus" was written to give the reader a complete list and layout of the skills one should seek to achieve as well as learn in order to be a true Bushcraft Instructor. That being said, it is not a complete layout guide which lists topics and then goes into great detail to define or describe things as to their makeup and/or function. Nor does it teach you how each topic should be carried out and/or performed.
This book was specifically designed to give you a complete list of the topics one should learn and then search out through study and practice. This list was apart of the courses he once taught at the university level of his Survival Instructor Trainee Program. So that being said, this book is perfect for those who want guidance into seeking out a real layout of what skills they should have and seek to gain to become a Bushcraft Instructor.
The book is divided into four parts:
1) The Instructor Competency Outline and Checklist:
This section lists off 47 main subjects a would-be instructor needs to seek out and learn in order to be a wilderness instructor. Some points focused upon in each topic are as such:
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1) Defining Survival and Exposure
2)The Tools Of Survival and the Tools of Survival Training 3) Clothing 4) Fire Skills and the Tools Of Firelighting 5)The Knife 6) Personal First Aid Kit 7) Dealing with Accidents Basic First Aid And Medical Knowledge 8) Minimum Preparedness -Clothing, Matches, Knife, And First Aid 9) Navigation 10) The Sleeping Bag,Mat and Bed, 11) Water Requirements 12 Shelter Is The Clothing Of The Group Clothing Is The Shelter Of The Individual 13) The Axe And Hatchet 14)The Saws 15) Some Useful Tools For The Remote Outback 16) Bindcraft -Knots, Rope Work, And Cordage |
17) Moving Heavy Objects With Rope and Poles
18) Snowcraft 19) On The Move (With and Without a Load) Summer and Winter 20) Signals, Signs, Trail Markers, And Blazing 21) Radio Communication 22) Sanitation In The Bush Camp 23) Summer Outdoot Hazards 24) Winter Outdoor Hazards 25) The Hazardous Nature of the Mountains 26) The Weather 27) Survival Kit Design and Use 28) The Mental Physical Aspects of Survival 29) The Needs of Wives, Mothers, and Children Under Survival Duress 30) The Wild Plants Found in Summer Said to be Edible, Useful, Medicinal and Poisonous |
31) The Wild Plants Found in Winter
32) The Fauna 33) Weapons 34) Traps, Deadfalls, and Snares 35) The Art of Fishing 36) The Insects 37) Food Quest 38) Provisioning Groups (For Students on Courses) 39) Providing Light by Primitive Methods 40) Outdoor Cooking 41) Caching Techniques 42) Primitive Tools and Pricesses 43) What Can be Constructed Mostly with Straight Sticks, Poles and Cord 44) Natural Crafting 45) Primitive Blacksmithing and Casting 46) Personal and Home Security Considerations 47) During Extended Course Training The Student May Have The Opportunity To Construct or Assemble The Following Where Availability of Materials and Time Permit |
2) Hints to Competent Instruction
This section talks about the psychological aspects you might encounter as a wilderness instructor and points out the areas you need to focus on. This guides you as a leader and the variables you have to pay close attention to such as safety, group conduct, children, moral issues and others things.
3) Safe River Crossing
This section talks about the need to understand issues such as water currents, temperature, dangers of river crossing, entrapments, group preparedness, crossing on foot, crossing alone, rope crossing, safety and so forth.
4) The Keeping of A Log Of Wilderness Experiences
In this section he brings up the need of keeping a log to outline what skills you have learned, observed and practiced so as to document your personal experience, content of courses, evaluations of instructors and their comments. Gives a sample of how entries should be made and how the log should be kept.
This book is for everyone, not just would-be instructors, who really wants a good guide in what skills they need to know and master for Bushcraft survival. If you are like me and enjoy having a laid-out direction of what to learn and study, then this book is for you.
--Avi Ben Shalom
This section talks about the psychological aspects you might encounter as a wilderness instructor and points out the areas you need to focus on. This guides you as a leader and the variables you have to pay close attention to such as safety, group conduct, children, moral issues and others things.
3) Safe River Crossing
This section talks about the need to understand issues such as water currents, temperature, dangers of river crossing, entrapments, group preparedness, crossing on foot, crossing alone, rope crossing, safety and so forth.
4) The Keeping of A Log Of Wilderness Experiences
In this section he brings up the need of keeping a log to outline what skills you have learned, observed and practiced so as to document your personal experience, content of courses, evaluations of instructors and their comments. Gives a sample of how entries should be made and how the log should be kept.
This book is for everyone, not just would-be instructors, who really wants a good guide in what skills they need to know and master for Bushcraft survival. If you are like me and enjoy having a laid-out direction of what to learn and study, then this book is for you.
--Avi Ben Shalom