Two of our instructors (Ryan and Tommy) for the kids' classes were out sick yesterday. Tony Pepe and Justin Johnson stepped up and did a great job helping Ashley and me with the kids.
Teaching is a very important part of being an advanced student. It helps one to better understand the art. If you can explain to another student how a technique works, it means that you must know the intricacies of it. If you can explain to another student why we do things a certain way, you must be knowledgeable of the strategies the art entails.
When a student/instructor runs into a wall and is unable to answer the questions of the junior student, the Sensei is available to help meet that challenge. This enables both the junior and senior students to continue growing in the art.
Is teaching part of your curriculum? Yes, it is indeed. Even as an intermediate student, you are a mentor to beginners.
So, if you are called on to help teach another student, or a class, consider it both an honor and a learning experience. Just like everything else we do in martial arts, you will get out of it what you put into it.
See you at the dojo!
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