I have a question for many of the experienced members of this forum, but before the question, let me give a lil' insight into what i'm talking about.
I visit as many forums on the net as i can, so there's not too many i'm not a member of. I've even been called a forum w-h-o-r-e by a friend from this forum, because i visit so many. Well in my travels on the net i've met and continue to meet ppl from these various forums. Many are great people and just the complete opposite of their online personality. We usually talk about martial arts exchange a few techniques and then go our ways. Some we keep in touch by phone others by email or pm, which is ok with me.
This leads to my problem and question.
Most people i meet have knowledge ranging from intermediate to advanced levels of martial arts training. Then there are the newbies or those that think they know more than they do. I tend to call them "seekers", why?
Because they always want to touch hands or talk about how much they know when they don't know much. Then after you show them a few examples of your techniques comes the questions.
Do you mind if we workout together?
or
I like the way your style does this or that would you teach me?
Or sometimes
Can you introduce me to your sifu, or is your sifu accepting students?
Don't get me wrong i enjoy talking martial arts and working with people, but it seems more and more the people i'm meeting are the seekers lately. I'm sure many of you here have come across these types.
How do you handle it?
Does it bother you in anyway?
I'm just curious to hear how others deal with this situation.
jeff