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**actrisski** · 10-10-2009, 12:14 PM

I like to give beginners a sense of the reasoning behind why they should do something a certain way (e.g. why do you hold the shinai with the tsuru facing down when your holding it at your side). But there's a risk to talking to much. I prefer to spend the time having them do stuff rather than talk about stuff. Talking too much can sap the momentum out of practice.

Sweeping over-generalization alert: The beginners who tend to ask too many questions don't seem to last very long. It's those ones who doggedly wash, rinse and repeat who tend to stick it out.

Plenty of time for questions at second dojo.

10-10-2009, 12:14 PM	#14
actrisski Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 605 Senior Member	I like to give beginners a sense of the reasoning behind why they should do something a certain way (e.g. why do you hold the shinai with the tsuru facing down when your holding it at your side). But there's a risk to talking to much. I prefer to spend the time having them do stuff rather than talk about stuff. Talking too much can sap the momentum out of practice. Sweeping over-generalization alert: The beginners who tend to ask too many questions don't seem to last very long. It's those ones who doggedly wash, rinse and repeat who tend to stick it out. Plenty of time for questions at second dojo.
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