Posted by Royal Dragon on July 07, 2003 at 19:05:56:
In Reply to: You....a judge? posted by Who cares on July 07, 2003 at 12:31:17:
So your saying I have to be a super duper international GOD with dozens of schools and instructors under me to pay the guy a compliment?
I have a small club, with about a dozen to roughly 30 students at any one time. Before my back blew out I had as many as 300 at one time. However, I know guys who have only one or two students that I would kill to learn from. Heck, I know a couple of guys with NO students that have more skill in their little fingers than all of moodome combined. I also know teachers who have loads of schools, tons of students, and lots 'Prestige' that aren't worth the material thier belt is made of.
How many schools, students, or instructors someone has under them is completely irrelevant to their skill level, or their ability. It has more to due with their buisness sense, marketing ablitiy.
How many schools, Students or instructors ALSO has NOTHING to do with someone's ability to judge anothers movement, or to teach others. Infact some ot the BEST teahcer I have ever had didn't even have schools at all. We met in parks, basements, back yards etc... and trained and learned and practiced our skills. There was not even a lesson payment involved. Infact, i'll go so far to say that the trend I have noticed is that the bigger, and more over grown a school is, and the more students, instructors and schools one has under them, the LOWER the quality of both thier own skills, AND thier teachings.
So, What's your problem with me saying Domke's 'Got Game' again?
Really, you act like I insulted him by giving the man a frik'n complement or something, how Fucked up is that?