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Students you may see in your Taekwondo class
- Questioner, who is always asking "What if...?" when learning new techniques.
- Slacker, who sucks the spirit out of a class.
- Interpreter, who feels the need to explain the instructor's instructions to classmates.
- Whacker, who feels the need to make drills more realistic by striking hard enough to cause bruises.
- Ostrich, who seems to have head in the sand. Never seem to notice things that need to be done while class is cleaning the dojang.
- Color Belt Assistant Instructor, who, after only short time in Taekwondo, feels the need to critique the techniques of fellow students.
- Vince Lombardi Wannabe, who believes that a good offense is the best defense. Constantly attacks training partners at full speed creating confused and disgruntled students.
- Whiner, who is always saying "but that huuuuurts!" "I need to sit this one out," and "that's too hard!" during partner drills and sparring.
- Tough Man/Woman, who can take ANY technique and "tough it out." According to this student, pressure points and locks do not work because he or she can take the pain.
- Cross-trainer, who says "that's not the way we did it in my last school" or "my last instructor said that was a stupid way to block."
- Primal Male, who feels women simply cannot do techniques that would be effective against a man because they are smaller, weaker, etc...
- Mouth, who continues talking, even while instructor telling him or her to be quiet.
- Clueless, who is constantly doing everything wrong.
- Directionless, who does not know right from left.
- Macho Newbie, who is big and strong, knows it, and is always using it.
- Macho Old-Timer, who is big and strong and has been training a long time. Anyone who betters him or her in a drill will pay the consequences.
- Closet Ninji, who wants constant reassurance of the deadliness of his/her techniques. Teacher's Pet, who wants to be the instructor's 'best' student, but unfortunately can't deal with training in a group.
- Agreeable, who always agrees but seldom understands.
- I'm-tough-'cuz-I-do-Taekwondo, who thinks he or she's tough, but constantly complains anytime someone makes contact.
- Glass Menagerie, who think that they should be able to learn how to fight without ever falling down, getting bruised, or otherwise experiencing physical discomfort. Never fully commits to a technique, holds back, and typically ends up being one of the first to experience an injury.
- Eclectic, who has done thirty other martial arts for one class apiece. Is just killing time until he or she can create an new martial art.
- Zen, who has read every book or article ever written on Zen and martial arts. Fond of expounding about how "X" is not a "real martial art" because it lacks a "spiritual component."
- Practical, the is opposite of Zen. Dismisses many "-do" martial art styles because they "aren't practical" have "all that spirituality" or are "just sports."
- Ogler, who is busy ogling at the opposite sex (or same sex), instead of paying attention.
- Drifter, who comes to class once every couple of months. Completely clueless about the material currently being studied but wants to be promoted.
- Has Been, who used to practice years ago and has now returned. Thinks he or she knows as much as previous classmates that never stopped training and uses too much force in an effort to prove it.