I have a great appreciation for beginners, in particular the ones who are very keen to learn. Beginners who are not serious about learning, I'm not interested in. But those who really want to learn, not only do I want to teach them, I find it fascinating watching them as they learn their techniques and when they do randori and shiai.
When you watch a keen beginner practicing their techniques, you can see intriguing mistakes they make and in correcting them, you learn more about the principles involved. The mistakes the make teaches you about what could go wrong for that throw. That forces you to think of solutions to remedy that situation.
When keen beginners spar, you can really see the determination in their faces. This is sometimes missing for experienced players who perhaps are not as excited about sparring anymore. But for keen beginners, every sparring session is an opportunity to improve. Of course that is true of experienced players too but they sometimes take this for granted. Keen beginners don't.
When you watch a keen beginner practicing their techniques, you can see intriguing mistakes they make and in correcting them, you learn more about the principles involved. The mistakes the make teaches you about what could go wrong for that throw. That forces you to think of solutions to remedy that situation.
When keen beginners spar, you can really see the determination in their faces. This is sometimes missing for experienced players who perhaps are not as excited about sparring anymore. But for keen beginners, every sparring session is an opportunity to improve. Of course that is true of experienced players too but they sometimes take this for granted. Keen beginners don't.
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