Instruction

Personal progress is funny thing. Sometimes it is very difficult to recognize and you occasionally feel the opposite is happening. It is not until someone else makes a comment or you see video evidence of how you used to look that you truly understand just how far you have come in your journey.

I had a moment like this with my teaching. I thought I hit a plateau in my ability to take a concept I know and articulate it to someone else. The last few opportunities to lead the children's classes have proved this thought wrong indeed. 

There was once a time when even just leading a warm-up in front of my own class mates was unnerving. Now my teaching has become more dynamic, more insightful and more fun. All it took was practice, just like anything else. I am not the best, but I am certainly better than I was last week. 

This is a significantly easier process when you have instructors and mentors who are engaging in their instruction. To have someone to take an example from, even just to give you a base for your own style of instruction is invaluable. 

Today I write to give gratitude to all my mentors, in Kung Fu or otherwise. You have helped my become the person I am today.