Are you talking or DOING?




We hear of the KeyBoard Warrior all too often, but this is a recent phenomena of the last 20 years.

Prior to that you had people actually standing face to face discussing and actually training in the differences of "how they would do the technique" in a polite manner and usually they could come to some agreement as to who was right, or that they just agreed to disagree.

I have attended many seminars over the years, all over the world long before I was a featured Instructor.

One thing I would notice when looking around is that if the instructor talked for too long...he (There were mostly men teaching at that time and I am going on my personal experience) would start to lose the crowd.

Am I guilty of this?  I can be and I always try to keep in mind that the best way for the majority to learn is by doing...NOT BY SITTING OR STANDING AND LISTENING.

There is a time to lecture and story tell, and a time to do your job and help the people who are there to learn...LEARN.

This will happen faster when people actually get to do the techniques...not stand and listen to someone pontificate about how to do a finger lock for 20 minutes.

A quick demonstration with adjustments keeps the flow learning going at a good pace.  Too much talk and too little doing will not help people learn faster. 

I am all about helping people learn faster.

It is more fun to accomplish the learning of a new technique or concept and then actually being able to pull it off at a faster and faster pace.  There is a certain thrill to this.

So my question for you today is....What are you doing to help you learn faster?  Are you sitting around listening or are you actively doing and learning?


Until next time KO your obstacles by keeping it simple, keeping it safe, and train with PinPoint™ accuracy.

 





Mark Kline is a short, bald, professional martial artist from NJ.  He is the architect of the PinPoint™ Method of Pressure Point Education for Martial Arts which is hosted by the Kyusho Institute.  He has thousands students and followers around the globe training in his unique method of learning through a combination of live seminars and online education.  You can can find more information about this unparalleled Kyusho Educational program here, where you can get 30 days free to try it out - http://www.KyushoInstitute.com and he can be reached directly by email - mark.kline@kyushoinstitute.com

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