Question of Loyalty

I was inspired by Sandy Holt's thread and decided perhaps my comment is slightly on a tangent so I started a new one here:

In Japan the sense of loyalty is quite deep, but not just in regard to staying at the same training hall but also with knowledge in regards to nutrition, stretching, training.. and the top sensei is to be regarded as the all-knowledgeable one. I've been in this country for quite a long time now so I'd like to ask and confirm what it's like on *the outside*, would you consider it disloyal if someone followed their own personal regimen instead of the sensei's? Is it disloyal not to rely on them heavily for advice for nursing injuries, eating, stretching, etc but rather do your own research on the internet through forums such as these?

hi sabaki ,i dont think i would call it disloyal i would call it somthing els. im not sure wot though :-]

some of my fighters take my advice on wot to eat to benerfit there fighting and some dont ,you can tell the ones that do and the ones that dont lol .

i most fighters /people find the good diet part the hardest bit to follow .

fair enough. perhaps i'm just stubborn as hell and like making my own path.

=)

Realistically, if you know that you are warming up your muscles and joints correctly and stretching the right areas then I wouldn't call it disloyal I would say it's sensible!

How many instructors know the accessory, deep and superficial muscles, origin, insertion and action?

Maybe you could offer to do the warm up/cool down if you feel you have enough knowledge to be teaching and guiding others?

As for nutrition, guidance may be offered but I don't think instructors should be spoon feeding students, what is wrong with doing some research and devising a plan which suits?

I wouldn't like to be given advice by someone who isn't qualified to do so.

K :)

That's how I feel Kelly. I was lucky when I was growing up because my father was friends with Carl Lewis's coach so I had the opportunity to learn about nutrition for the ideal lean muscle mass and exercises for developing speed in track. Then when I had physical therapy for the knee a few years ago I learned a lot about the dangers of muscle imbalance and how it happens easily to those who train in martial arts like karate because we tend to go heavy on one side of the leg through ballistic kicking exercises and not enough on the other.

It was an eye opener for me cause every time I hear advice from martial artists and coaches I'm now much more critical than before. There are exercises to help you excel in your sport, but you have to also balance it with exercises that are good for your body.