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12 signs of a true teacher

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I have been writing only about the pretenders so far. Enough of those negative characters! Now let’s talk about identifying a teacher, who can even become a mentor for you. This is not only relevant to the martial arts teacher, but anyone who is in the business of disseminating knowledge. The signs of a true teacher - 1.        He has long years of dedicated practice  I read somewhere that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any field.  So, if somebody puts in say 10 hours a week in pursuing his passion, he would have totalled only 500 odd hours in a year. At that rate it would take 20 years to claim to be an expert in any field of interest. Most of the great teachers I have come across put in not less than 30 hours a week in practice..and they have been at it relentlessly for at least 20 years! 2.         He has a clear road map for the student's progress The teacher is ab...

KRAV MAGA CLASSES IN CHENNAI

Krav Maga India’s Chennai Chapter - ( updated on 3 Aug 2012) Thanks for your interest! This is SREERAM, Instructor affiliated to IKMF (International KravMaga Federation), India.  In Chennai, classes have been going on without a break since 2008 - at various locations. Check CLASS DETAILS People of varied profiles practice Krav-Maga, for various benefits -  1)  SELF DEFENCE -  Many enquires actually happen after an ugly incident like a brawl /  eve-teasing! :) 2)  FITNESS -  We focus on 4 areas of fitness: ·          Cardio-vascular or Stamina ·          Strength or rather Power ·          Flexibility ·          and the most important of all - Mental Fitness i.e the ability to handle stress, yours as well as others FUN – Many do NOT like to do monotonous activity to ge...