Dojo horror story!

[Foxy Lady]

My teacher is very good. In his 30 years of training me since I was five years old, but he is not good.

[omnifinite]

Sounds like you handled it really well. Hopefully his students saw who had the stronger character there.

 

I guess I could understand him not wanting to be beaten, because the politics of having a school requires his students to have faith in him or they (and their wallets) move on. But the way to not get beaten is to learn from people who can kick his butt instead of basing his fragile ego on rule-changing and deceit.

 

Hopefully he'll go out of business as more people show him what he's made of and the students can find a better teacher elsewhere.

 

 

[justb]

My instructor has always said people like that don't wear their belts around their waist, they wear them around their heads.

 

Rather than support that, I just tell people I have no experience in martial arts. Then you can evaluate the situation without your or the instructor's ego getting in the way.

 

Thanks

 

B

 

http://www.seishinkan.com

 

 

[kickbuttmom]

I agree with omni..

 

I know there is a phenomenom out there called McDojo and you may have been another victim.

 

Our studio had a young man leave in disgrace, he was totally disrespectful to not only the facility, but to the Master also.

 

This young man was an instructor, given much trust and responsibility. He gave back deceit, dishonor and the gall to use the studio as his private love nest.

 

Understandably, he was asked to leave...

 

He then increased his campaign of disrespect to the point that his 2nd degree Black Belt (and first, for that matter) was revoked. It was an extreme measure.. but it was warranted.

 

To get back to the point.. this young man then went down the road, just 11 miles mind you, to another studio. To be fair, I cannot imagine he told them he was demoted. To be honest, I don't think they would have cared. The young man was given a school of his own to run and a 3rd degree on his belt. We even recently found out that he will soon be testing for #4.

 

Obviously, the man has not earned these things. At last report there were only 2 students in his school. All that does not matter as much as the grave injustice he perpetuates by representing himself as a 3rd (soon to be 4th) degree Black Belt.

 

And so, boys and girls, you have a good explanation of how someone can "say" they are one thing and spar another.......

 

the proof is always in the pudding and the true measure of the man will always show in the end.

 

Count yourself lucky that you found out when you did, before you had wasted any time or money training under this imposter. Money is replacable, granted... not always easily. However, time spent unwisely is time lost forever. Every moment is precious and something to be hoarded and protected more diligently than your finest posession.

 

My husband says no one will believe a 20 year old 4th degree Black Belt. My fear is that the general public really does not know any better.

 

Protect your art as vehemently as you would protect yourself.

 

 

[koreantiger81]

I find that instructors new to the martial arts school business, tend to spar with their students... They have nothing to lose since most of their students are not as experienced as they are...It's good to see instructors participating actively in their student's martial arts learning......However as time goes on and when instructors have many qualified black-belts moving up to their 1st, 2nd, 3rd dans, instructors stop engaging in sparring...It may be because of their age, which may put a limit on their physically capabilities. BUT it also has to do with preserving their image....The reality is people with limited knowledge about martial arts are narrow minded and may lose confidence in their instructor if their instructor is defeated by a fellow classmate...I"m not justifying that the teacher that fought Tapout was correct in acting the way he did, but i'm just trying to shed light on a different perspective...It would of been right for the teacher that was defeated by Tapout, to modestly accept his defeat...However, let me ask you guys a question..How many of you will not lose confidence in your instructor, if your instructor got his butt whooped by a fellow classmate? I hope you answer no, 'cause sparring isn't the only measure of an instructor's abilities...HOw would you honestly feel?

[monkeygirl]

On 2002-07-23 17:50, Hiya wrote:

 

i guess his ego was too big and he didn't want to look bad in front of his students... Still, that was pretty mean of him!

 

Which looks worse? Losing to a new student or beating him senseless?

 

 

[shaolinprincess]

I agree that that teacher should know better than that to have a black belt.