The main reasons i see for people to stay there is they like the social atmosphere, like to hang out and drink, like to party, like to sweat alot, interestingly enough like getting yelled at all the time, like "being part of something" (this would probably be the biggest reason), and finally Id say they THINK they are learning authentic shaolin martial arts.
I've never seen a serious well educated martial artist train there. that is to say someone that knows a great deal about various martial arts styles, teachers, techniques and so on. I've seen a whole bunch of them join the school and promptly quit a month or so later. Usually what happens to beginners that wish to actually learn something is they will train hard until level 2 then learn basically everything there then get bored and either leave or get kicked out. I was thinking about quitting myself before i was kicked out for nearly dying from their incompetence. If that makes any sense.
certain reasons can trump other ones too in fact. Such as someone that wants to seriously learn martial arts that has trained hard and is now bored with the place and wants to leave will have this desire over ruled by his greater desire for the social network and need to belong to something. I've seen this on a few occasions. Mostly these people are constantly torn between wanting to go elsewhere to learn and what they feel is their obligation to stay.
Then there are the folks who started out wanting to learn martial arts and instead used the place for a social network/party spot/drinking spot/hook up spot. Which basically means the place has filled every facet of their lives leaving room for not much else. The desire to learn martial arts or anything else for that matter is then replaced with this creepy cult like obsession with yan ming and his school. These are the folks that will pay tuition and still volunteer many many hours a week cleaning, teaching classes, answering phones, stocking inventory, and handling administrative duties even when it conflicts with school or work responsibilities. They will tell themselves they are "supporting the temple" when in reality they are trying to constantly one up one another to gain favor and praise from yan ming.
WEll its late and thats all i can think of for the moment. Maybe some more will come to me tomorrow...
I've never seen a serious well educated martial artist train there. that is to say someone that knows a great deal about various martial arts styles, teachers, techniques and so on. I've seen a whole bunch of them join the school and promptly quit a month or so later. Usually what happens to beginners that wish to actually learn something is they will train hard until level 2 then learn basically everything there then get bored and either leave or get kicked out. I was thinking about quitting myself before i was kicked out for nearly dying from their incompetence. If that makes any sense.
certain reasons can trump other ones too in fact. Such as someone that wants to seriously learn martial arts that has trained hard and is now bored with the place and wants to leave will have this desire over ruled by his greater desire for the social network and need to belong to something. I've seen this on a few occasions. Mostly these people are constantly torn between wanting to go elsewhere to learn and what they feel is their obligation to stay.
Then there are the folks who started out wanting to learn martial arts and instead used the place for a social network/party spot/drinking spot/hook up spot. Which basically means the place has filled every facet of their lives leaving room for not much else. The desire to learn martial arts or anything else for that matter is then replaced with this creepy cult like obsession with yan ming and his school. These are the folks that will pay tuition and still volunteer many many hours a week cleaning, teaching classes, answering phones, stocking inventory, and handling administrative duties even when it conflicts with school or work responsibilities. They will tell themselves they are "supporting the temple" when in reality they are trying to constantly one up one another to gain favor and praise from yan ming.
WEll its late and thats all i can think of for the moment. Maybe some more will come to me tomorrow...
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