Posted by: ShikataGaNai
That can't be done! - 06/21/06 10:53 PM
Kali is the only art I have any experience teaching. I mix a lot of different styles and teach what I find effective, usually a combination of the basic 5 angles with techniques from Garimot and Modern Arnis, Inosanto Kali and even some BJJ. Most of the knife stuff I actually get from Paul Vunak vids, as I see him and the DB's as some of the very few responsible knife instructors. Anyway, there's a guy in my kali group who is at about an equal experience level, but he always is undermining techniques I try to teach with comments of "that won't work" or "you'll never pull that off in a real fight". The funny thing is I do it in sparring. I'm not a great escrimador or anything, but I have my moments and I've gotten ok at finding the ins on locks, throws, disarms etc. This is really starting to chap my hide, and I feel helpless because the dude is a better striker than me. Still, I feel like I have a higher aptitude for teaching and don't deserve all the doubt. Any ideas on how I should handle this?
Maybe I should have put this in the teaching and learning forum, but I wanted to hear the advice of other FMA people.
Thanks.
Maybe I should have put this in the teaching and learning forum, but I wanted to hear the advice of other FMA people.
Thanks.