Once you have decided your choice of martial art based on your personal preference and goals, now it is time to think about the teacher.

A good teacher will maximize your capability and sometimes the guide in changing your life.

Then, who is a good teacher?

The first thing should be expertise.

The degree of expertise in that particular martial art is the first prerequisite.

This can't be more emphasized.

There are other important virtues to become a good teacher, but I think a teacher who does not stay in the past is a good teacher. A teacher who instructs martial art should be living in the present.

The one who does not stop training, tries to make the best condition, and sincerely studies and practices, meets the condition to be a good teacher.

The world we live in is made by the people who live in.

Martial art can't be so different. It is also an act by people.

So meeting a good person is more important than doing the art.

I believe there is nothing special in what humans do.

'Specialness is what a person who has put effort for a long time' can possess, and that is after all owned by 'the one who consistently trained with diligence.’

A teacher who has such diligence will be a good teacher, and the trainees will become like their teacher.

Martial art is not only about teaching the techniques.

It is about 'learning the attitude toward life through a martial art.'

When you meet a good teacher and good colleagues and learn the pleasure in training together, you will also learn the diligence in life.