What makes an instructor bad?

[Sauzin]

What makes a bad instructor:

 

- Selfishness

 

- Fear

 

- Disregard for safty

 

- Lack of knowledge

 

- Anger

 

- Favoritism

 

What is the root of all these? Ego.

 

How do you know a good instructor? By his humility.

 

No matter how good you get. No matter who you defeat. No matter who complements you. No matter how much you know. No matter how long you've been practicing. No matter how many ranks you obtain. There is always something you don’t know. There is always better. And an ego will always be a deterrent in getting there.

[ITSUKO]

I have a very good instructor- knowledgeable and concerning up to a point of controlling. He does not like smart people. He thinks it is not good for their karate practice- like learning ahead of themselves. He discourages people from learning too many katas or sharing katas. He consistently emphasizes on the basic movements and the usage of the hips to generate power. I do have a love hate relationship with my instructor. He keeps me in line and straighten me out several times. I got my humiliation lesson alright. But I am most disappointed rightnow is that he diminished my eager in learning. I need to pull myself together and get over this hump. He also has favoritism. And I am not the receiving end of it. I know my place. So I chill and cruise along.

[gojuchad]

YES. to all of the things you listed. If you are concerned with your instructor ask him about his training who did he train with, what orgnization and so forth. If he is reluctant to share this info. watch out.

[ninjanurse]

If you want to know if an instructor is good, look at his students.

 

[Sandhoppa]

I'm learning Goju ryu as well and I have only been doing it for a couple weeks also. I feel my sensei blends traditional okinawan culture as well as practical street wise sense and knowledge when we train. He helps us to understand the katas and the movements and what we do. It helps me a great deal. He is also always available outside the dojo to talk about anything and he is usually good at incorporating what i learn on the mat into real life situations.

[jedimc]

If you want to know if an instructor is good, look at his students.

 

yer very true when i see the brown belt sparring or doing thier kata you know they have been trianed properly.