Scotoe

LOL...Nice List.

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I think it depends on the person. If instructing is something you want to do then you will find a way to make that a reality. The best way to learn how to instruct is by doing it. It has helped my a lot to have my old instructor close by so I can ask him for advice. I have been a black belt since '97 and I have recently started teaching. I still feel a little uneasy about it, but I know that I'm trying my best, and so do my students. So In answer to your question. I think that it should be between you and your instructor to decide. Instructors are great! They're only there to help.

I was wondering how many.... As far as the Both option is concerned, I know that everyone is a student, but this option is if you are instructing and taking another martial art. Thank you!

I was wondering..what tests are harder in your styles? The black or the brown. In my style the brown was harder for me. The brown belt test is a test of attitude, persistence, and will power. You have to go through "hell" to get through it. I had to fight straight for 30 min. I fought either a black belt or a brown belt every 3 min. And they were different everytime so they were fresh and not tired, at full speed. However, there was little to no contact. I thought is was a good test, because it showed me what my limitations were and it gave me a better insight to what kind of person I had become. Keep in mind this was only a small part of the test. Where as my Black Belt test was more of my sensei saying that I have reached the level of Black Belt and giving me the belt. I am interested in what your tests are like.

Nothing...I'm the one who gets paid....ahh one of the benefits of teaching... When I started it was $20 a month 2x a week 1.5hours a class, then it went to $25, then to $30.

It seems more like a bunch of movie like stuff, I for one will not teach it. Mostly because it has a $4800 price tag for the material!!