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Old 08-02-2016, 08:48 PM   #3
Dan Richards
Dojo: Latham Eclectic
Location: NY
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Re: Teachers who won't share

The best teachers and the best students I've seen—in martial arts or any other endeavour— are those who play and work well with others.

People who practice in these little secret isolated pockets—are weird. And they're never really all that good. They have limited scope and experience.

Ueshiba's students went to many different teachers. So did Ueshiba.

Shoji Nishio, who was more well rounded than any other aikidoka, and who was taught by more high-level teachers than anyone in aikido, was always encouraging—even recommending—that students go to other schools and teachers.
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