Howdy Lan, I don't think anyone is "truly" gunning for him and no, none of you are small minded. But that this student might be injured due an increased vigalence regarding him... that was my fear. And you have to admit, after class last night, the intensity in training with this guy HAS BEEN stepped up. J.C. has admitted as much both to us and to the uke student. It was a fear, that is all. We are all learning from this experience. And like on that thread, many have said that this is a tremendous opportunity to learn that not everyone gets to experience. So, I guess we're kinda lucky in a way. We get to experience this first hand, what a really bad uke is and can learn why it is so... and how to correct it and how to TEACH correcting it. Hell! Before ya know it, he'll be getting a medal for being such a Bad Uke and have a friggin' holiday named after him! In the immortal words of Dr. Zoidberg:" What an HONOR! Whoop whoop whoop!"

Hiya amigo Interesting to read your comments concerning the situation of the young un....it is actually not just a personal thing with you two. If I may address your points # as well as the comment C. Do you think, actually , really think, that all the others are "gunning for" this kid? (I find that kind of hard to beleive) The issues of his ukemi have been building for a while....each one has "dealt with" the concept of how to address it in our own way. Those ways change constantly with his progress of course. You know step one technique/ukemi is to do the technique as shown regardless, make it work through correcting your self, but don't change it. that is 1 next level allows you to adapt to match uke (reposition, change to more appropriate tech. for his attack or response to how you act. that's 2 We've all worked with 1 for a good bit. He thinks he is "winning" by resisting, and can ajust his resistance better with practice to where it won't work anylonger to just ajust yourself.....now step 2 We are there now. C I hope you aren't thinking any of us are that small minded. (I love ya man, but not to that point) I thought this through a lot over the last few days and it is actually a good thing this all came to the top now, it can be dealt with and he will learn from it. (As we all will) See ya Your friend Lan