first student

[Spartacus Maximus]

If you are teaching, who was the first person to be your student? How did you find this person or how did the student find you?

[sensei8]

Not counting teaching as an instructor under the very watchful eyes of our Soke and Dai-Soke or for teaching at the college; because those students were provided. All I had to do was just show up for classes.

When I opened my Kyuodan dojo as a Sandan, I passed out flyers anywhere and everywhere to advertise my upcoming grand opening. Had 2 classes for my grand opening; kids and adults. I signed up 75 students. 

So, I found my first STUDENTS, not student through my proactive advertising, of which, my prospective students found me and I found them.

Edited September 15 by sensei8

[Zaine]

My first student was my child.

Unless you want a more philosophical answer, in which case I was my first student.