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Old 05-05-2006, 02:10 PM   #31
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland
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Re: Students that surpass their sensei

I had a similar experience to Joseph's. One of my early instructors would assign those of us senior to teach periodically when he was out of town. He clearly instructed us that no matter who showed up we were in charge of the class. One class had a visiting sandan, aikikai, who showed up. He was somewhat insulted we did not let him to teach (he hinted quite strongly he should be teaching due to his rank). His technique just happened to be weak so in retrospect we did not feel bad about it. Our instructor had seen him on the mat previously and it was one of the reasons we were told not to let anyone else teach on our assigned nights.
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