1. Lesson from Jerry B. and Yamaguchi Sensei
I did Keiko w/ Jerry B., and I played horribly (my Kendo was bad, I couldn't even hit a solid strike, and I tried Gyaku-Do and missed it and hit his arm really hard).
But, after the Keiko, I met w/ Jerry and began telling him what I thought he should improve and would help his Kendo.
I came home and thought about it, and I felt really bad b/c:
1) I don't even practice Kendo actively (due to studying), AND
2) I didn't even perform a proper or good Kendo, BUT
3) I was telling him what I thought he should do.
I remembered my conversation w/ Yamaguchi Sensei after one tournament. He told me that being a Shimpan is very important b/c they themselves have to constantly practice Kendo and know how to perform the proper Kendo so that they can validly and properly judge other people's Kendo. A Shimpan has to know it for himself before judging others.
I thought about how I observe other Senseis' Kendo or learn from the Senseis who know their Kendo so well. I was learning from their examples. I should be like that to other lower ranks.
2. Lesson from At-chan and Sergio
I was trying to teach At-chan how to tie Men, but Yuji Sensei pointed out that I was doing it wrong. I also was trying to teach Sergio how to do a proper Son-kyo but Yuji Sensei corrected my Son-kyo and taught us how to do it properly.
Lesson learned: (SEE ABOVE)
*To see the general guideline on proper Kendo, please check our dojo's blog. I put a link to the YouTube video by All Japan Kendo Federation's instructional video (basics, intermediate, advanced).
