An issue to personally avoid as a teacher and practitioner of MAS
From Overlook martial Arts Reader Volume 2
From “Arts of Serenity, Arts of Strength” by Nicklaus Suino
Page 241:
“Inflated egos are a problem for teachers of martial as well. For those in positions of leadership, many of ordinary avenues for feedback are removed. Most students do not dare to attack their teachers with their effort, and teachers can set up practice situations to themselves the advantage. Being the biggest fish in a small pond is rewarding, but all of us in the martial arts remember how large the pond really is, and how centuries of work by previous generations of teachers went into preparing they way for us.”