I was viewing some video of another art being taught the other day and was kind of shocked to see the instructor teaching other black belts (some where 4^th and 5^th dan) about the concepts of long vs short energy using an arm bar as the example.

I say I was shocked because I teach this concept in my beginner classes!

Also in this video the same instructor was teaching the concepts of the exact same trapping that we do, which again is taught in our club from the day you start to learn the applications.

So I got to thinking… am I incorporating too much understanding into my beginner class? (This might explain why it takes most people a year or so to advance to 1^st rank)

Or are my students just getting a lot of bang for their buck?

Peace

Rod