Originally posted by Seig
I'll do my best to answer them.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this question, but if I am interpreting it correctly, I call 2nd, 3rd and 4th Degree Black belts "mid-level". That is MY interpretation.
The most difficult thing to me, is passing along the knowledge I have gained at a pace slower than I would like. Sometimes it is difficult to remember that not everyone has my passion for Kenpo, and Ihave a tendency to try and give too much information to fast for it to be internalized and understood properly.
I do not feel that a blanket answer can really cover that. I do feel that to a degree it is disrepectful for a student to go over his instructor's head to the instructor's instructor. There may be times or situations where this is acceptable. It all depends on the situation and the practitioners involved. I do believe there is a "pecking order". For example, I would be highly displeased with one of my orange belts calling Mr. Conatser at home for help on kicking set. On the other hand,I have students preparing for their black belts, and since Mr. C is the head of the organization and in charge of the promoting body, I may not have an issue of they called him for input on their thesis or maybe about an Insight on Long 4 or their personal form that I may not have had. But, if htey took such an action without securing both my and Mr. C's permission first, I would be displeased with them. Nor would I find it acceptable for me to call Mr. LaBounty because I disagreed with Mr C or I wanted to know something I was told I was not ready for. Those are just examples.
