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KarateGeorge
KF Sempai
Joined: 21 Oct 2009
Posts: 462
Styles: Shuri-te Karate, Wing Chun
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 Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: Funny things students say |
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Well, we have a a thread of the things NOT to say to an instructor, so I thought I'd start a thread of the amusing things you've had students say to you.
I'll start with one that happened while I was helping to teach the kid's class this morning. One of the other black belts was explaining the body mechanics behind why a certain self defense multi-strike combination that a student was trying to come up with wouldn't work the best.
The student looks and him and says, "Seriously?" Then pauses and thinks for a minute, and then after the gears turned for a moment he declared, "Oh, WOW, you're right!" |
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sensei8
Black Belt
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 2155
Styles: Shindokan Karate-Do [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Just the other day, a brand new student, who was only 5 years old, came sheepishly walking up to me just before class was to start.
Our eyes met for a few seconds and then this student looked away towards his mom, in which mom is trying to encourage him with gestures and her mouth silently moving, to ask me something.
He mouths back, "OK Mom!" Then he looks at me again.
"Yes. Can I help you young man?" I said.
:::No answer:::
"It's ok, whatever it is, it's ok?" I reassured him.
"Well..." he starts.
"I tied it all by myself!" he says while pointing at his belt
"Did I do it right?" he asks me.
"I didn't know if I was to make 4 knots or 5 knots. I forgot! Mom didn't know nothing!" He said back with such a firm look on his face.
This young man had tied his belt one knot after another on top of each other knot, so much, that the ends of the belt were barely visable.
One of my instructors ran over and fixed it for him real quick.
I didn't outwardly laugh because that might've hurt the little fellow, I just gave him an approving smile. But, inside, I was rolling.
When all said and done...
"Ooohhhhh, it only needs one knot? Mmmmmmooooooommmmmm!!!!!" he exclaimed after smacking himself on his forehead.
You just had to see it and hear it!
 
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Montana
Blue Belt
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Posts: 314
Location: Formerly Montana, now Spokane, WA
Styles: Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo & Kobudo
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Easrly in my teaching (1978-80) I was often asked by new students.. "Do you think you could defeat/take Bruce Lee?"
My answer was always surprising to them I think.
"Absolutely! Dig him up and bring him here and I'll kick his butt!"
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RichardZ
Brown Belt
Joined: 03 Nov 2009
Posts: 624
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Montana wrote: |
Easrly in my teaching (1978-80) I was often asked by new students.. "Do you think you could defeat/take Bruce Lee?"
My answer was always surprising to them I think.
"Absolutely! Dig him up and bring him here and I'll kick his butt!" |
That was funny.
One of mine asked of I could blow out a candle. He keep asking this for a few days. So I got a candle. When he had asked once more, I lit it and extringuished it out by blowing on it.
He was so confused, I then quickly replied "Happy Birthday"
He was confused even more.
Last edited by RichardZ on Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:08 am; edited 1 time in total |
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KarateGeorge
KF Sempai
Joined: 21 Oct 2009
Posts: 462
Styles: Shuri-te Karate, Wing Chun
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Ha, that's awesome! |
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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 2026
Location: Nain, NL
Styles: Shotokan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Just this week:
Student: "Excuse me Mister, uh, I mean Sensei. When will we be meditating?"
Me: We do that at the end of each class.
Student: "Uh, no. Uh... meditate." he hopped into the air. "Med...uh...TATE."
Me: Meditate? Or levitate?
Student: "Yeah! When will we be medi...levitating?"
Me: "... Oh! Next week."
Student: "OK!"
Yep. Levitating. Next week kids. Mark it on the calendar.
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WireFrame
Orange Belt
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Posts: 213
Styles: Shotokan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| Haha classic! Had he been watching DragonBall or something? |
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Chuck
Yellow Belt
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
Posts: 78
Location: San Jose, California
Styles: Karate - Shotokan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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While practicing katas or kihon a white belt will always ask:
"Is class almost over?" |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 18930
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| cathal wrote: |
Just this week:
Student: "Excuse me Mister, uh, I mean Sensei. When will we be meditating?"
Me: We do that at the end of each class.
Student: "Uh, no. Uh... meditate." he hopped into the air. "Med...uh...TATE."
Me: Meditate? Or levitate?
Student: "Yeah! When will we be medi...levitating?"
Me: "... Oh! Next week."
Student: "OK!"
Yep. Levitating. Next week kids. Mark it on the calendar. |
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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 2026
Location: Nain, NL
Styles: Shotokan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| WireFrame wrote: |
| Haha classic! Had he been watching DragonBall or something? |
Yeah maybe. 
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on the post.
