JP do you know of any shao-lin do school in nashville
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JP do you know of any shao-lin do school in nashville
...or is there something i have missed a glimpse of phantoms in the mist. Traveling down a dusty road bent forward with this heavy load..
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Yeah, there's a small school there. Ernest McClain is the teacher and a 2nd degree I believe. He's a good guy and quick as a cat.Originally posted by shen ku
JP do you know of any shao-lin do school in nashville
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Hey, at least he's weening off the Viagra. Give the old guy a break.Originally posted by BM2
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What's it take, like 4-5 years to get 2nd Black?Originally posted by Judge Pen
Yeah, there's a small school there. Ernest McClain is the teacher and a 2nd degree I believe. He's a good guy and quick as a cat.
Who is ready to run a school after 4 years?
Seems pretty common in SD. The guy in Lubbock is what, a first degree black? What's that, 3 years of training?
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I know guys who weren't interested in testing for additional belts after 1st black who have 20+ years in...
My teacher didn't think he'd ever teach (which becomes somewhat political) and had a teacher who didn't care if he ever tested for another belt. He had around 10 years in as a (practicing and active) first black, but he had all the material necessary for 3rd worked up for a long time.
But, yeah, someone could advance really quickly and still end up teaching if one of the Master-types (usually GM Sin, I believe) think they're ready.
Keep it simple, stupid.
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How much skill does it really take to teach rank beginners?Originally posted by MasterKiller
What's it take, like 4-5 years to get 2nd Black?
Who is ready to run a school after 4 years?
Seems pretty common in SD. The guy in Lubbock is what, a first degree black? What's that, 3 years of training?
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Originally posted by lxtruong
How much skill does it really take to teach rank beginners?
Well not much if you're not interested in teaching or don't care about the student... not much at all. Take a gander at any McDojo & you can see that... $$$$$$ is the rule of thumb.
If however you're interested in turning good well rounded students, it takes skill.
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I don't know how long he's been training, but it takes at least 5 years to get 2nd under the Tennessee schools. I'm pretty sure he's been training longer than that.Originally posted by MasterKiller
What's it take, like 4-5 years to get 2nd Black?
Who is ready to run a school after 4 years?
Seems pretty common in SD. The guy in Lubbock is what, a first degree black? What's that, 3 years of training?
I've been doing it for 15 and I don't want to teach.
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Sure it takes skill, but skill isn't measured in years. Experience is constantly being gained and even as your students evolve, you evolve as well.
Consider for instance, for the first couple of months, most of what the average student learns are the basics. A skilled martial artist with only a couple of years can teach that. After that, it's not like you haven't gone through what your students have gone through, no?
I would definately say that teaching in some form or another is essential to growth as a martial artist.
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With 4 or 5 years of training or less, you are probably barely qualified to assist your instructor, let alone run a school on your own.
Would you want someone with 5 years of training as your head instructor? Me neither.
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If you were a freshman in college, would you demand that you have a college professor tutoring you in algebra or would a college freshman be enough?
Why does it matter how many years the head instructor have? As long as he knows a lot more than me, isn't that enough? It would be one thing certainly if he didnt 'have more knowledge than me, but consider that this is your first day of martial arts instruction. I would maintain that someone with 4 years can teach you just as much as someone with 8 or 20.
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