Unhappy

thing is, ours do not even set good examples - they always are goofing off, etc. Least they could do is be as attentive as possible.

I hope to be able to achieve that state of mind one day...

2-3 hrs a day, 5 days a week.

Wow - thx for all the great replies and advice. The thing is, there is some family involved with the Sensei, and favoritism is definately an issue. Dare I say its very "clicky" too. I am too close to achieving a black belt to quit now and go somewhere else. I may as well fininsh what I have started - and then I will probably go start another style somewhere else. I will try and have a sit down asap.

Hello guys/ladies. I need some advice from you . I have been taking Karate for a cpl years so far. The school I belong to is a fairly new school . When I first started with them, they only had 1 assistant instructor, (who is really good!) and 0 blackbelts. In order to fill some positions, they promoted a few others (to assistants) who its pretty obvious do not belong in this positiion. They also allowed their first set of black belts to skip at least 6 months of training in order to get their first group. This is the type of school that you can realistically obtain a black belt in 2-2.5 yrs. I do not have a problem with any of this so far - it is their school, and they can do what they want. I am here for myself, and I would like to take my training to the next level. I have excelled since I have started, and its pretty obvious to all. The problem I am having, is when I have to be instructed by these assistants. only one of them is any good. The others do not know what they are doing, and their technique's are horrible. They are suddenly using their assistants almost exclusively, so very little training is being done with the Sensei. I am biting my lip and trying to deal, but its getting really hard. I feel I am not learning anything, and Im starting to lose interest. I feel it is unfair, that just because the school was new, and positions had to be filled, that we are stuck with these assistants. If it was fair, others should get a chance, including me. I have spoken to the head sensei discreetly and very vagely so as not to insult him or his method, but I feel unless I get right to the point it is not being understood. I really love this school, dont get me wrong here. I train everyday at this so I can excel. All I want is this to be a fair school - give some others a chance to excel. Can anyone help me shed some light on what to do here? thank you for reading this