I agree about not having figure heads. I think it gets in the way of the training. I think of 'teachers' more as 'training partners' than anything else. The only way I would at all head the club is in making sure that a welcome environment is maintained for all peoples, making sure noone goes mad-ass on someone in an un-agreed to fashion while sparring, making sure noone tries to take over the group and convert it into a "strictly my-way" place for him to train, etc. I'm certain to push for aliveness in the drills, and certain aspects that I think are fight applicable, but what the club does is up to the club, in my view.
So long as everyone can be responsible adults, and play nicely, I guess.
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