IPON

I think it is more appropriate to say that a good instrcutor should be:

1. experienced in real world fighting (at least in ring prefered in the street)
2. Patient wth students
3. Unwilling to comprimise the respective style for profit or convienience
4. Willing to provide hard reality training
5. Current with SD information

You make a false asumption that fighting began after the onset of MMA. The problem with many stylists is that they do not stay in there sytem very long to learn the sytem and then criticize the validity of the sytem. Many insturctors that have schools I know do not really start getting indepth until red/brown/black the instructor wants to see the dedication. And to be honest MMA does provide techniqes and conditioning but little else. IMHO MA is more than a list of techniques. It really is a US problem concepts of respect and dedication. Most people like MMA becuase of a "I want it now attitude" "iwant to call my instructor by first name". The problem is they do not understand the techniques. People are learning from video without ever going to a schools and plying with techniques that are deadly. We trivialize these techniques "hey I learned a choke, yeaterday and I will choke my little brother". Because you can learn something quick doesn't mean its better.

I digress sorry

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