LOL, the other students range from 8 to 14 years old!! THey are all there because their parents are making them go, a few are really in to it, but it's mostly the parents. I can see that the instructors push me, where they don't bother to push the other kids. I'm pushed because I'm 20 years older than everyone else, and I'm the only one paying their way (not to mention, I'm the only one who can drive, and vote, lol). They push me because they see me pushing myself - nobody else pushes themselves, they're all just kids who just do the bare minimum of what's required. I don't like training in that environment.
I agree, it will take some explanation. I guess that's why I'm trying to clearly understand a) if I want to leave b) when I want to leave c) if I want to go to a different Dojang d) if I want to start all over with Kung Fu. Every time I think I have an answer, something jumps out of the woodwork as a new variable. It's an interesting journey, and a well placed fork in the road
I also don't like having to tell someone that they're not doing a very good job (however delicately it's said, that's what it really boils down to). Maybe if I just focus on my needs, ie: I need to train with adults, I need more detailed instruction, and my Korean sucks
I know that this is no easy thing for you. A buddy of mine says there is a difference between "simple" & "easy." Climbing MT. Everest is simple. You put one foot in front of the other until you're at the top. That doesn't mean there's anything easy about it!
All the variables you bat back & forth take it out of the realm of "simple" for you. I'm not you, so I don't have the emotions that factor into this decision. I've left schools before. And even when the instructor that I was with for 8 years turned out to be a lying, wife-beating jerk...it was still not easy to leave.
It seems you like your instructor, but you're not getting what you want out of the program. The "simple" question is, "can you get what you want from that program?" I would encourage you to talk with your instructors (if neccessary hire a translator) & have a talk with him. See if that's possible. If after the talk, you feel you cannot get what you want/need from the program, seek out that which you want/need.
I wish the best. I know this is not easy for you.