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Instructor / Professional Instructor

Instructor

Differences between an instructor and a professional instructor:

Instructor Professional Instructor
Wears what he/she feels like Wears professional uniform
Operates classes based on whelm Operates classes based on planning
Blames everyone Takes responsibility for everything
Demands attention and affection Allows him or herself to receive it
Demands respect Gives and receives respect
Constantly aware of time Constantly aware of what he/she does with the time
Counts how many hours he or she teaches Pays close attention in what goes into the hours
Wears a black belt Is a Black Belt
Influenced by his or hermood Influenced by his or her duty and responsibilities
Says whatever he or she feels like Thinks before saying anything
Thinks he or she is a gift to martial arts and his students Knows that he or she is here to serve students
Lives a life of duplicity: One life at the studio, another at home Lives a life worth based on natural principles right and wrong
Takes everything personally Takes everything in context
Listens with intent to reply Listens with intent to understand
Has a personality of a hammer and treats everyone as a nail Has a personality of a leader and treats everyone with courtesy
Talks him or herself out of everything Doesn’t talk him or herself out of problems he or she has behaved him or herself into
Demonstrates his or her mastery in hurting students and being righteous Demonstrates his or her mastery in everything he or she does
Doesn’t want to know anything about business Wants to learn about all aspects of running a school
Looks for other’s sins to confess and talks about everyone Looks for people’s talents and reassures them of their good qualities
Looks at what students are doing Sees students as what they are capable of doing
Practices techniques Studies and educates himself with techniques
Talks Behaves
Does Is
Teaches Empowers
Compares Appreciates differences
Laughs at tradition Learns but is not bound by tradition
Lives in the past to get saved in the future Lives now but plans for future
Sees things, asks "why?" Observes things and asks "why not?"
Sees Taekwondo as everything Sees the martial arts as a way, and respects others
Sees Taekwondo as The Way Accepts no one style as The Way
Sees the glass half empty or half full Sees the beautiful flower that could be kept in the glass
Takes everything as a curse or a blessing Takes everything as a challenge
Believes that people should not pay for lessons Believes everything has a price; sometimes the price is money
Compares Judo to Taekwondo, etc. Understands and appreciates the beauty of the ocean and the mountain and respects both
Constantly looks for ways to demonstrate Taekwondo Constantly looks for ways to become better at Taekwondo
Tries to do everything he or she does "Right" Does the "Right" things
Believes in circumstances Exercises right to choose 

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