ninjanurse

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I make my living teaching martial arts but I dont rake my students over the coals. They are what drives my passion and my hope is always that they will be inspired to pass it on too! If you teach from the heart, and not from your wallet, you wil have successes that money cant buy!

I use English to describe most techniques and then add the Korean or Japanese "name" for it afterwards-as a matter of tradition. Students are not required to know them until they take their written exam for Black Belt-put I do put the pressure on them to learn them earlier by having "quizzes" that result in the whole class suffering if they dont have the answer-LOL! No one want to be "that guy/gal"! I am a traditionalist for the most part but in the grand scheme of things we are teaching technique-yes?

Glad to hear you found them useful! Happy Healing!

My instructor recently did an article on this subect- here are some links to some interviews he did for research : http://tomcallos.com/inspiration/interviews-with-dr-alan-smith-and-bill-superfoot-wallace-on-hips-hip-replacements-and-hip-health/ https://plus.google.com/108753578816855545268/posts/WAoiHt4xoNE

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I can't imagine!

Great story!

Good luck everyone!!!

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I am in the camp that believes seniority should be based on time-in-grade, then portfolio (years/arts studied), then age. Emotion should not be involved...if it is then they missed the lesson.

Thanks everyone! Just this week there was a news report that 2 of the schools that I was formerly associated with (I left due to their un-ethical business practices) were found liable and are being forced to pay a settlement to many former customers in a state class action lawsuit!

Go with the flow....

I have been in two different BJJ schools and in both the newbies rolled with everyone. I think it definitely depends on the atmosphere and energy of the school-too much ego is dangerous. A good instructor should keep on top of it and nip it in the bud quickly....afterall, we need training partners to learn and a shortage of them (due to injury or bruised ego) hampers our progress.

Congrats to you!

Yes, and any good JJJ school should be teaching ground work-its all in there!

I think it boils downto Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs....Self Actualization is the overcoming of ego-a fullfillment of our potential as both a human being and a martial artist.

Good read! I tell my students this all the time-you have to learn to be a good follower in order to be a great leader!