I had to post again on teaching. It does not matter what discipline but for this post and of course this blog we will be discussing karate, Okinawan Isshinryu, a branch of Shorin-ryu.
I won't teach anymore. Why? Because although my credentials are certified by both the Marines and the Navy when it comes to the extent and complexities of teaching a martial art that may or could get a person either hurt or killed it is important that the mentor, the guide, the instructor have the ability to lead the entire spectrum of necessary instruction.
Verbal and Physical methods, the art of self-talk, the art of tactical language, the art of avoidance, the sense modes, suppositions, the differences of individuals as to leaning requirements, i.e. sight, hearing and tactile/touch, etc. Then there is the knowledge of the system being taught and all that entails. The list here goes on and my blogs, all of them, contain many postings on many aspects of teaching.
Teaching anything is serious business and teaching martial arts is even greater as to consequences so it is something a person or a perspective practitioner should consider before venturing into a training facility.
Is this why so much of martial arts today is more or less a system of dancing, exercise and club oriented environment for social gatherings? All very good in their proper places but not for budo.
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