How Do You/Your Instructor(s) Teach?

[DWx]

One of the things my instructor does is to ask us the questions about how a movement should be done and why. Or he'll ask us to infer the application or why it should be done one way and not another. I think if you can come up with the answer yourself then it'll stick with you much longer and you'll hopefully understand why a move is done in a certain way. Other than that, I think he uses a mix of what's already been said. He usually demonstrates, we copy, then he corrects and explains.

I guess my own teaching style mirrors his. Although I think I tend to use more explanation before correction. I like to see if people will correct themselves first.

[JiuJitsuNation]

@isshinryu5toforever: Indeed. I don't allow them to see the frustration... at least i'm pretty sure. It just exists. This is a good thread. Always open to growth learning and discovering a better way to communicate in any and all relationships.

[isshinryu5toforever]

@ JJN, I'm sure you don't let them see your frustration, but the fact that it exists may change things in a small way. Some people pick up on it, some don't. I'm a middle school English teacher in South Korea right now, trust me, I know frustration haha. The best teachers I know, school or otherwise, don't get frustrated. As impossible as that sounds, they just don't. Their patience goes on for days and then some. They're kind of like saints. No idea how they do it some days.