Be Passionate in your Teaching

On the path to mastery, erase any resentment towards your masters.

Resenting my teachers has always been a odd subject for me to broach upon. Not saying that I have loved all my teachers or that all my teachers have been exemplary in their teaching methods. But like, their there to teach? Don't get me wrong there are certainly teachers whom I would trust with my life and my respect for them is something I wish to carry forever. I just mean that I have had some teachers who so up ten minutes late for class, swing through the slideshows and then expect you sit in silence for 40mins and do work and not ask questions. Teachers that refuse to anwser students questions when they ask for clarification or simply repeat themselves. I once had a math teacher who showed up at the beginning of class and showed us a McDonald Employee application and said that we were so stupid that we would be lucky to get in to a fast food place.... ah good grade 11 math mermories.

Those teachers who showed up for a paycheck and disregared their students, defiently did not deserve my respect. But I never resented them? It was more like I had learned in my early years that it didn't matter who taught the subject. All that mattered was that I passed and could move on the the next step of my education. So you had a teacher who didn't like explaining things, thats what you had study buddies for! Didn't understand a formula in class? Youtube is a wonderful place if you need things explained one more time! 

What I am trying to get at is in my experience I understood that the people who taught me were just that, people. People who had taken their time to teach me, regardless of their intentions. I realize that I am supposed to be talking about in these blogs, but all the Sifus at the Kwoon have never given me reason to resent them, or treat them with anything but respect for what they teach. All of the Sifus are passionate and want to teach and love what they do! They inspire me to pursue to become better in my mastery, in both Kung Fu and in my daily life. So thanks to each and everyone of you!

Have a wonderful rest of your week and stay safe out there!!