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jkdhit
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Here's the story.. at the end is my situation..
recently in my college, i found out i needed 1 more fitness course, so i took shotokan karate because there was an empty space. the instructor said he allows free discussion in email (reply all) and in class. when i bring up many topics covered by bruce lee, my own opinions, etc.. he attempts to discredit whatever i say.
he said this in a handout:
[font="]Adding the suffix "-do" (pronounced "doe"), meaning "way," i.e., karate-do, implies karate as a total way of life that goes well beyond the self-defense applications. [/font]
when i replied karate can't be the only way because many other martial arts contain "do" and that the way of or the path of.. should only be considered as the beginning, starting point, or initial foundation. i also mentioned how many martial arts are missing several components including shotokan, tkd, judo, etc.. he says..:
If seriously, I appreciate your interest in martial arts and realize that you are pretty ambitious about it, but your judgments and your overall attitude suggests me that you are not mature enough in this discipline or never had a good teacher.
he also saw me shadow boxing before class one time, he asked me about it, then i mentioned i mostly practice shadow boxing at nights (because he asked me why i did a reply all at 4:05AM, i mentioned i shadow box at night or early morning) and he said this in an email about it:
It seams like you are opposing a nonexistent opponent. Maybe you should limit your shadow boxing at nights?
I want a fairly good grade in this class. Everyone else joined the class for the credit, i joined it for the credit and to gain some experience in shotokan to add to what I do know.
I also made a few open complaints about his teaching.. the class has been going on for 4 weeks, he hasn't explained to beginners how to wear the uniform so I've had to do it but still people still don't know. When it comes to stances, he doesn't walk around correcting people who are not moving foward properly, standing properly, making a fist properly, punching in the right direction, etc. But he hasn't done anything about it.
Any suggestions on dealing with him and improving the class?
Also, we were supposed to wear any uniform. I wore my tkd uniform and tkd black belt to class and he has a student in the class who's also wearing a tkd uniform w/ patches and his tkd belt. He announced to the class he wants everyone to wear a plain white gi and white belt and there are no exceptions.
I came to my next class with a plain white tkd uniform and white belt. His student still came to class with a tkd uniform w/ tkd patches and tkd black belt but he hasn't complained about it.. what's the deal with that?
recently in my college, i found out i needed 1 more fitness course, so i took shotokan karate because there was an empty space. the instructor said he allows free discussion in email (reply all) and in class. when i bring up many topics covered by bruce lee, my own opinions, etc.. he attempts to discredit whatever i say.
he said this in a handout:
[font="]Adding the suffix "-do" (pronounced "doe"), meaning "way," i.e., karate-do, implies karate as a total way of life that goes well beyond the self-defense applications. [/font]
when i replied karate can't be the only way because many other martial arts contain "do" and that the way of or the path of.. should only be considered as the beginning, starting point, or initial foundation. i also mentioned how many martial arts are missing several components including shotokan, tkd, judo, etc.. he says..:
If seriously, I appreciate your interest in martial arts and realize that you are pretty ambitious about it, but your judgments and your overall attitude suggests me that you are not mature enough in this discipline or never had a good teacher.
he also saw me shadow boxing before class one time, he asked me about it, then i mentioned i mostly practice shadow boxing at nights (because he asked me why i did a reply all at 4:05AM, i mentioned i shadow box at night or early morning) and he said this in an email about it:
It seams like you are opposing a nonexistent opponent. Maybe you should limit your shadow boxing at nights?
I want a fairly good grade in this class. Everyone else joined the class for the credit, i joined it for the credit and to gain some experience in shotokan to add to what I do know.
I also made a few open complaints about his teaching.. the class has been going on for 4 weeks, he hasn't explained to beginners how to wear the uniform so I've had to do it but still people still don't know. When it comes to stances, he doesn't walk around correcting people who are not moving foward properly, standing properly, making a fist properly, punching in the right direction, etc. But he hasn't done anything about it.
Any suggestions on dealing with him and improving the class?
Also, we were supposed to wear any uniform. I wore my tkd uniform and tkd black belt to class and he has a student in the class who's also wearing a tkd uniform w/ patches and his tkd belt. He announced to the class he wants everyone to wear a plain white gi and white belt and there are no exceptions.
I came to my next class with a plain white tkd uniform and white belt. His student still came to class with a tkd uniform w/ tkd patches and tkd black belt but he hasn't complained about it.. what's the deal with that?
