Sarah
Senior Master
The point I think is being made here (of which I agree) is that there are instructors that 'look' out of shape (round) but can move incredibly well and are actually quite agile and fit, which of course would be evident from the first class you see...
Then there are instructors that have let themselves go (weather it be by choice or not) and are unfit, out of shape, do not maintain there own level of skill and are physically unable to demonstrate what they are teaching.
Personally I would not train under an instructor if they are unable to show me a tech, no matter how well they talk.
However, as I have said before, if an instructor is injured, they still maybe just as sufficient as long as they have some assistance for demonstrations.
So its more than just how you look...its how physically capable you are.
Then there are instructors that have let themselves go (weather it be by choice or not) and are unfit, out of shape, do not maintain there own level of skill and are physically unable to demonstrate what they are teaching.
Personally I would not train under an instructor if they are unable to show me a tech, no matter how well they talk.
However, as I have said before, if an instructor is injured, they still maybe just as sufficient as long as they have some assistance for demonstrations.
So its more than just how you look...its how physically capable you are.