Teaching

This blog has been in my mind for a while now but I just couldn't figure out how to express it. Even though I still don't know the best way to express it, I figured I should put something out there as I feel very strongly about this. to start off, I will tell you why I feel the need to be an instructor. 1) It is the best way that I have found to learn something. In order to instruct someone on how to do a technique, you need to understand that technique. The best example of this was in the intermediate class two weeks ago. we were covering knife defence and I asked Sifu Freitag a question on the vertical hammer fist defence. I have been doing this technique for 7 years and it finally saw how to do it correctly. That is why it is so important to be an instructor. 2) I would like to help other people progress. Not just in their kung fu but personally as well. The best way I can do this is by being there to help guide them on their journey with the ultimate goal for them to achieve their black belt. There are more reasons but these are the two that really stick out for me. This is why I help to instruct all the students in the teen/adult classes, the san shou class and the fitness class. It is also why I am always volunteering to cover someone else's class whenever I can. It doesn't just benefit the student, it benefits me as well. After all, I am still and will always be a student.