ralphmcpherson
Senior Master
Yeah, my ego is all over the place in my class. We line up for sparring and rotate clock wise after each spar and get a new partner. I get a couple of blue belts and think Im going great then we rotate and I get a 6th dan and get my *** handed to me, followed by a 4th dan who makes me look silly, then a red belt and I feel confident again and then a 3rd dan.......and on and on it goes, but the variety of adults helps heaps, not just different rank but tall guys, short guys, skinny guys, big guys etc etc, it has improved my sparring heaps.I always figured it to be a great way to have more people to play with. Adult classes always seemed to be small.
I also love to spar with beginners. (naturally it strokes my ego when they are all timid) I want to have more people to work with later so I have to make sure it's a fun experience for them.