I was ambushed by Richard Leung on Saturday during open training. He wanted to know how we punch and why. What followed was me throwing punches in fast to slow mode, carefully watching myself the whole time and talking about what I was doing and why. The whole time he asked me questions and got me to repeat motions. We did this with a few different punches so that I could draw some parallels between the different punches with the hip motion involved until I had him throwing hooks with only hip movement and the arm staying totally still which he brought back to the hook. Things were clicking for him and I felt really good about what I was able to teach him.
The thing is, it was a great experience for me because I was forced to really look at my own techniques in closer detail than I ever do on my own and to ask myself why I do things the way I do. This really affirms to me one of the reasons why I enjoy teaching, and that's because of how much I myself learn too.
If anyone reading this wants a good learning experience, go to the beginner adult or black dragon classes. It's crazy what you'll learn.
Sihing Jon Robinson
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Learning by Teaching
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Oh no, you have let out my well guarded secret,I have always learned more than I have managed to teach in the beginner classes and I always get back way more than I give:)
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