Cirdan
Senior Master
My style I Wado Ryu. I would of course chose to train with our founder Hironori Ohtsuka if possible. Failing that I would not go for any of the current "big names" whoever they are, I am very happy with my current instructors.
The head sensei of my class told me that in Japan, the gap between sensei and student is much larger. Asking questions during practise like we do would be a nono. He said that below 4th dan, you are not really on the radar, and you should just shut up and train. Even after class, this distance is maintained.
Different cultures.
Yes, and it's a silly tradition to uphold if your goal is to gain understanding and fighting prowess as quickly as possible. I suppose if you want to create a cadre of drones who have perfect kihon but can't fight their way out of a paper bag, that's the way to do it, but I prefer more sound pedagogy.
Why is it that people now days want things fast and they want things now. It's not about being a drone or a robot.....it's about learning your art, that means its fighting techniques/applications/forms or kata as well as its culture. People now days want to learn every thing in a year and be a master and teach. I just laugh.
Why is it that people now days want things fast and they want things now. It's not about being a drone or a robot.....it's about learning your art, that means its fighting techniques/applications/forms or kata as well as its culture. People now days want to learn every thing in a year and be a master and teach. I just laugh.
As long as I'm dreaming I wouldn't mind also training with Grand Master Choi, Yong Sul the founder of Hapkido
If you had the opportunity to train with the founder of your Art (assuming time travel was possible in many cases), or a current big name instructor in your Art, who would you choose & why? Don't forget to mention what Art it is in which you train.
I want to add Larry Tatum, Doc Chapel, and John Bishop to my list of those I want to train with.
Having just returned to the Kenpo arts, I am leaning towards those that are in those styles.
This would be an amazing experience to find out first hand what skills have been lost or what improvements have been made over the centuries. I'd go right down the line of Hung-Ga lineage masters.If you had the opportunity to train with the founder of your Art (assuming time travel was possible in many cases), or a current big name instructor in your Art, who would you choose & why? Don't forget to mention what Art it is in which you train.