Omar B
Senior Master
So my eldest step brother's son Justin was at the house yesterday for my mother's birthday party and while all us guys were watching football, he was in the middle of the living room jumping around, throwing kicks, punches and pretty much being an energetic five year old (after I had given him Snickers and a Pepsi).
My mother commented on how energetic he was and said "When your uncle was your age he was already in karate." To which Justin responded in a voice both shocked and awed "Uncle knows karate!" As if my mother could have as easily said "magic" instead. He came over to me, clasped his hands in front of his chest and bowed as if repeating something he's seen on TV which illicited a laugh from me, but now he wants to start me teaching him as soon as possible.
The thing is, I'm all too glad to teach him, but what do I teach him? Do I strictly teach him Kyokushin, Seido, Choi Kwang Do, some weird melange of the three? My goal was never to be any sort of teacher but now it seems I have a student.
Any tips?
My mother commented on how energetic he was and said "When your uncle was your age he was already in karate." To which Justin responded in a voice both shocked and awed "Uncle knows karate!" As if my mother could have as easily said "magic" instead. He came over to me, clasped his hands in front of his chest and bowed as if repeating something he's seen on TV which illicited a laugh from me, but now he wants to start me teaching him as soon as possible.
The thing is, I'm all too glad to teach him, but what do I teach him? Do I strictly teach him Kyokushin, Seido, Choi Kwang Do, some weird melange of the three? My goal was never to be any sort of teacher but now it seems I have a student.
Any tips?