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Tkang_TKD
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Hello All,
Kind of a strange thing happened to me tonight at my TKD class. The scenario basically was that I had a 7 year old child (senior to me in belt rank) try to correct my conduct in class.
I was watching other students peform a 3 kick combo, so that I could study the footwork before doing several reps of the combo myself. But anyway, this 7 year old (I'm 34), decided to tell me that I should be facing the front. He said this in a real snotty tone as if he had the absolute right.
Funny thing is that this kid constantly plays around in class when our KJN is not looking, and spends more time admiring himself in the mirrors than he does training.
I basically told him to mind his own business. It gets better from their. This 7 year old goes whining to his dad after class, and his dad comes into the dojang and basically threatens to kick my butt. Now, this is one of those kinds of parents that drops their kid off at the dojang, and has no idea how their child acts in class...But I digress...
I raised my voice at him at that point and my KJN asked as to what happened, and asked me what I said, so I told him. No big deal. We got it straightened out. Then as my parting shot in the situation, I appologized to the parent for getting upbrupt with them. It kind of made them feel like an idiot.
I guess my question is, how many of you would have also told the child to mind their own business, knowing how they conduct themselves in class and taking into account the attitude that they presented?
And also, would any of you actually taken the criticism of a 7 year old child in the first place, irregardless of their belt ranking?
Any and all opinions and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks a bunch.
Sincerely,
Thomas Kangas
Kind of a strange thing happened to me tonight at my TKD class. The scenario basically was that I had a 7 year old child (senior to me in belt rank) try to correct my conduct in class.
I was watching other students peform a 3 kick combo, so that I could study the footwork before doing several reps of the combo myself. But anyway, this 7 year old (I'm 34), decided to tell me that I should be facing the front. He said this in a real snotty tone as if he had the absolute right.
Funny thing is that this kid constantly plays around in class when our KJN is not looking, and spends more time admiring himself in the mirrors than he does training.
I basically told him to mind his own business. It gets better from their. This 7 year old goes whining to his dad after class, and his dad comes into the dojang and basically threatens to kick my butt. Now, this is one of those kinds of parents that drops their kid off at the dojang, and has no idea how their child acts in class...But I digress...
I raised my voice at him at that point and my KJN asked as to what happened, and asked me what I said, so I told him. No big deal. We got it straightened out. Then as my parting shot in the situation, I appologized to the parent for getting upbrupt with them. It kind of made them feel like an idiot.
I guess my question is, how many of you would have also told the child to mind their own business, knowing how they conduct themselves in class and taking into account the attitude that they presented?
And also, would any of you actually taken the criticism of a 7 year old child in the first place, irregardless of their belt ranking?
Any and all opinions and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks a bunch.
Sincerely,
Thomas Kangas