This is what I mean about you not getting me, you have done it again... I too disagree with the old school methods and have gone through such sessions myself to and don't think it is necessary.

>> Drinking adequetly throughout the day, having a drink before class, and having 2 occassions to have a drink during a 1 hour class and then back to drinking water after class isn't dehydrating yourself and isn't daft...Do you disagree?

Manitaining abit of discipline and structure to a class is important. If a student needs more to drink then they can ask rather than assume they just leave the mats. If it is a killer session and intense then they can have a drink. I wouldn't say the above is out dated at all! It is in the middle - allowing students to have enough water at times we set and when we as instructors know are best without them being able to waltz on and off mats as they please. My classes are not traditional or strict - just like alittle respect and order in a class.

This is a forum for debate and people have different views, I am not funny in anyway (looking back some seem that way) - but your replys seem to challenge my posts but miss the points I make.