Question for head instructors

[Sibylla]

I'll do that. Thanks again!

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

No worries!

[Sibylla]

A little update. There haven't been any regular classes with the head instructor after my last postings. They have either been cancelled or thaught by someone else. With summer time closing fast, there might not be any clear outcome of this. But as far as for me concerned, it will not go away over the summer if it is not delt with.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

Why isn't the HEAD instructor around, isn't it his school?!?!

and who's been teaching for him, the aforementioned sempai?

[Sibylla]

I don't know why he isn't showing. And it is the aforementioned sempai teaching.

My plan is to travel to a couple of seminars this summer, and if things doesn't change as regular practise picks up, leave the dojo. Should I tell the head instructor this..?

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

You should only tell him if you are definately leaving. If you say what you said to me, hey im going to leave if things here don't shape up, he might see that as a threat. So only tell him, carefully, diplomatically, and respectfully if you ARE definately leaving. Good luck.

[bushido_man96]

If you do decide to leave, though, I would tell him why if he asks.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

Absolutely tell him why, but like i said previously very carefully and respectfull so you don't sound like you're leaving bitterly to spread bad things about him and his school. You also don't want to come off like you're telling him how to teach. But yes tell him why, and again, only tell him if you're actually leaving, if you say something about leaving, it seems like kind of a threat and if you never do it you may be viewed differently. and what i've read from your posts...word spreads fast and fearlessly through your dojo.

[Sibylla]

Yes, that makes sense. Besides he already knows how I feel about things.

[Sibylla]

Hi again, an update..

As I said earlier, my plan was to travel to a couple of seminars and then seeing how things turned out.

Which I have done, even travelled to another country and had a great time.

The rest of the story is not all that good...as mentioned earlier, there were made allegations to the board via email. Those were "we don't like her, and we would like to know how many else who don't". Now instructor number two, who has been there all the time, has sent out a questionaire, asking people "what they don't like about the training". And there has been no communication between me and the head instructor at all.

At the same time, I've been approached by another dojo to come and train with them and help out with the instruction. Unfortunately it is quite a long drive, and if I'm left without a sensei I don't know how of much help I will be.

This week regular training starts up again, I've asked who is instructing but I can get no answer. In general I don't know what is happening. So I am going running tonight instead of attending training.