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**LsrSRVxR** · 10-10-2009, 12:01 PM

I don't think any instructor should be saying "because I said so", it's not only provocative to western students, it's also harmful to the instructor. Anybody who says that may start believing it and that way lies sokeship in your own special little ryu.

The correct way to admit that you don't have a good reason for doing something is to say "try it for a while and see".

Well, sometimes you have a good reason and you still don't want to tell them. I agree that maybe "because I said so" is a little off-putting, but I don't have to explain the reasons behind every instruction I give. I think it's important that I understand them, though.

10-10-2009, 12:01 PM	#13
LsrSRVxR Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 404 Senior Member	I don't think any instructor should be saying "because I said so", it's not only provocative to western students, it's also harmful to the instructor. Anybody who says that may start believing it and that way lies sokeship in your own special little ryu. The correct way to admit that you don't have a good reason for doing something is to say "try it for a while and see". Well, sometimes you have a good reason and you still don't want to tell them. I agree that maybe "because I said so" is a little off-putting, but I don't have to explain the reasons behind every instruction I give. I think it's important that I understand them, though.
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