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Welcome Pablo. Thanks for sharing that. Glad to have you.

Thanks for starting this thread. I listen to a lot of stuff: http://www.last.fm/user/iFroggy Some of the songs on repeat for me right now: "Hello Good Morning (Remix)" by Dirty Money featuring Rick Ross and T.I. "All I Do is Win (Remix)" by DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz and T-Pain. "The Ghost of Christopher Wallace" by Jay Electronica featuring Diddy. "Hello Good Morning (Logan De Gaulle Remix)" by Dirty Money featuring T.I. "Find Your Love" by Drake. "I Want Your Love" by Dirty Money. "Power" by Kanye West featuring Dwele. "Airplanes Pt. II" by B.o.B featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams. Thanks, Patrick

Thanks for the note, Lupin1. I think that's the key there. It's a very rare 16-year-old who can teach adults effectively. Let's say that that is true. It's your opinion, which I respect. I don't agree with it, necessarily, but let's just say I do. Who's fault is that? Is it sometimes the fault of the adults or is it always the 16 year old? There are a few issues at work here. One of them is that we sometimes put too much into age. We dismiss youth and put false trust in adults, for no other reason than age. And then we get taken advantage of, for doing so. The second issue is perhaps one of manifestation. As an adult, some of us feel slighted that a minor is instructing us. We feel it is beneath us, that there is nothing they can teach us, because we are older than them. So, we manifest the weakness of this minor, even if it doesn't actually exist. We harp on the mistakes they make, when all people make mistakes. We remember when they are wrong, even though all people are wrong sometimes. And we see them with such a critical eye, an eye we'd never turn on our adult friends. People are people. The high school students looking to take advantage of a substitute teacher are no different than the adult martial artists looking to run roughshod over a 16 or 17 year old teaching them. Maybe you haven't met many vindictive adults, but I've met plenty. It may be somewhat rare to find a 16 year old that could lead a class that includes adults. I suppose. Part of this may be due to the stress the adults will place on the 16th year old, given this more critical eye. If you are at a good school where students have to earn their ranks, I don't know that it would necessarily be rare. But, if it is, I would say it's somewhat rare to find someone who has the ability to teach well, period. Not everyone is meant to teach. Not everyone is meant to get on stage and talk. Only a small percentage are. So, by it's very nature, only a small percentage of people are able to be a good teacher, whether they are 16 or 60. Thanks, Patrick

I'm pretty sure I could make a compelling case for why adults shouldn't be given black belts.

Good luck.

These seem to be pretty strong points to me. Age is a tricky thing and sometimes people get too hung up on it. This happens both ways. We disregard minors because they are too young, and we're too trusting of adults because they are old. Both of these are bad. I'm speaking at conferences more and more on the subjects of online community, social media and business and marketing as they relate to those areas. I have 10 years of experience in this space. I'm 25. I'm told I look younger than that, too. Chances are, when I step in the room, no one the depth of experience that I have. I would say a majority of the people I speak to are older than me (that % is slowly changing as I myself age). They can ignore what I say. But, it'll be at their own peril and ignorance. I see this as a similar thing. Most things you want to learn in life are experienced based. It doesn't matter if your instructor is 16 or 61. It doesn't matter if he or she can write his or her name on your piece of paper. All that matters is that he knows something that you want to know and can communicate that knowledge to you. And if you disregard the messenger of that experience because of their age alone, you do so because of issues that you have, not issues that that person has. Just my thoughts. Thanks, Patrick

Haha, yeah. But, we can still talk about other arts here, too. Like songwriting. Do we have any songwriters here? Thanks, Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We removed a post from this thread in error. It can be found below. I apologize for the confusion. Thanks, Patrick

You're in the right place, but it's possible that you're the only one who has read this thread that does Shukokai. So, why not tell others about your art and what you'd like people to know about it? Welcome. Thanks, Patrick

Good luck to you nanook660.

Hey Sebastien. Glad to have you.

Welcome Rick, glad to have you here. Patrick

Congrats Conrad!

I went ahead and took care of that. Thanks. Patrick

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Thanks for the replies, all. We appreciate the kind words about the community, GeoGiant. I'm really happy to hear it. Patrick

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For the most part, if I'm in the U.S. and have high speed internet, I'm good. Patrick

Thanks for that, GeoGiant. No worries, Bob. Patrick

Thanks for sharing that, Blade96. The article itself is a little deeper than the headline, which is written to mainly gain attention, I'm sure. It's a little more balanced than the headline. For example: So, bullying is damaging, but negative experiences COULD teach kids about conflict resolution. I agree with that statement. It COULD. It also could not. Heh. So, just kind of a general statement that negative experiences can help people grow. But, again, don't agree that teachers should let it happen. Thanks, Patrick

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The June 2010 selection is... GeoGiant. Congratulations! Thanks, Patrick

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I'm not sure. But, thanks for participating in it. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Tim. Glad to have you. Patrick

Haha, thanks rayjag and Brian. Thanks Jeffrey, as well. Patrick