“Who dares to teach, must never cease to learn.” ??
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Patrick McCarthy 9th dan Koryu Uchinadi
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“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” ~ Thomas Moore
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Becoming a shodan or higher black-belt in karate will be a dream come true for some of you. In order to do this, you must have discipline and a great deal of commitment. The black-belt itself means nothing if you have not devoted yourself to the art in which you have earned it. There are no shortcuts to a black-belt or beyond. You must be willing to put in the work, the discipline, the dedication and the years to attain it.
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“Watch out for people who are always bragging about who they are. A lion will never have to tell you it’s a lion.” …. I have known a lot of dangerous people. They all have one thing in common. They never had to say that they were dangerous.
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So are you qualified to teach?
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If you haven’t earned a black-belt from a qualified instructor, you haven’t been guided through the process, so you won’t have a clue as to what it really takes to guide others to black-belt (no matter how many books you’ve read or how much you’ve ‘studied’ with the Youtube sensei)…. So, like it or not, YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO TEACH OTHERS……. PERIOD.
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It is really that simple. If you haven’t earned one, you aren’t one; and if you aren’t one, you are not qualified to make one. It’s called ‘having standards.’
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“Who dares to teach, must never cease to learn.”
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? by Patrick McCarthy & Fightingarts.com.au