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quote KravMaga-ism:

not trying to be offensive, but why the big fuss? It’s not like the instructor is constantly hounding you…I just let it pass. =)

I have. I’ve simply been replying to the resposes on the board. No big deal….I just needed to vent after the class.

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quote vwr32:

Don’t take it to heart. The instructor has an obligation to get you to a point where you will be able to save your own life. While some instructors have better people skills than others, I’m sure they all have a common goal of providing you with quality instruction as they see best. Slight variations in technique are to be expected and could be beneficial in you finding a more comfortable stance even if it’s not “textbook” accurate to every instructor.

For those of you who spent some time in the military, “stop goofing off” probably would have sounded more like “get your head out of your ass, you should know this already”.

He’d be the instructor I’d make sure not to miss.

The stop goofing off comment was made as my partner and I were doing exactly as we were instructed. I had several issues with what had happened. First, he doesn’t teach very often. I’ve been going to class about 3-4 times a week for about 7 months now. I’ve had him twice. The comment wasn’t a “get your head out of your ass” motivational comment…it was a “in my class you don’t mess around” comment. As if he wanted to flex his “I’m an instructor and you’re not” muscles. Every other instructor I’ve had knows that we take the training seriously. Respect the classes and the instructors. And don’t goof off, complain, or slack off.

Everyone here seems to agree that you should stand with your weight on the balls of both feet, no matter how high your heel is. My problem with his instruction was that he said we should have our front foot FLAT on the ground. Which in my opinion is just plain wrong. Even the owner of the facility/head instructor taught us that we should balance our weight on the balls of the feet.

I’ve had the instructors that work you to death to prepare you for real life situations. The ones that push you to your limit and bring out the best in you. There are a few of those at the facility and I try to never miss a class. This guy was far from that.

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Thanks for the advice Jeremy. I was very quiet about. Although the “goofing off” comment angered me and my partner, we didn’t voice our frustrations and continued with the class out of respect for the instructor.

I also keep my front heel close to the ground, but still have my weight on the balls of my feet. It just seemed wrong for him to instruct the class to keep the front foot flat on the ground.

I don’t think I’ll make anymore of the incident. I’m just going to avoid going to his classes as much as I can. All the other instructors there are excellent!

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Maybe at the end of the show they can have a guy swing a bat at Bill or Jason and if they get hit in the head, they lose.

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Does anyone else here think that Bill Duff is cocky? I have to admit that I watch every week to see whose going to knock him on his butt.

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Mara_Jade,

Nice of you to welcome us in. I’ve been taking KM for about 3 months now, and like many of you, I’m hooked. This is a great forum…lot’s of good advice.

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