New Private Student

It is a delight to be teaching a new student. If ever I believed the following, I certainly do believe it now! In most endeavors, including and especially Wing Chun, a "teacher" or sifu learns more by teaching than ever as a previous student. There is now no doubt in my mind that this is true. I have also found that it takes very much preparation for private lessons (and I'm sure regular lessons). I spend several hours each week going over notes, memory, and even tapes of other disciplines and then typing it up so that I can give the student a copy. This will go on until we have reached the point where the student is no longer a beginner and does not need these things. At that point, the student throws the forms away and can certainly take care of himself. I have also determined (found out) that the teaching/learning starts out with a whole lot of basics and information, practice (and on his own too), and then is whittled down to just a few very important things, like Centerline, Chi Sao, Chi Gerk. Eventually, we will get there, and in the meantime, I am enjoying as much or more than when I was a student!