05/06/2004 Archived Entry: "I'm Batman"
I seem to find it very hard to correct someone who thinks they're absolutely right. There's a saying about idiots thinking they're always right, but I can't find the exact wording of it. In any case, this guy in karate class thinks he's the shit. He thinks he's got all the techniques down and that he's good at them when he clearly is not and everyone but him can tell that he isn't. The guy even presumes to correct ME! While it's true that he has the main idea of most techniques understood, his execution of them is very sorely lacking. When he has to throw a punch, he doens't so much throw a punch as put out a closed hand in front of him. It's very frustrating to watch, there's neither flow nor power in his movements, he sorta just goes through the motions while thinking to himself that he's good.
We were discussing the upcoming grading yesterday and all felt that we hadn't learnt enough yet to make it in time but this guy was all confident that he could take it and pass. The rest of us just sorta gave each other knowing looks. How can this guy not realise that he's terrible? I can easily picture him going up to some guy and saying "don't mess with me, I know karate" and get his ass handed to him in a matter of seconds.
He tried to teach one of the less experienced yellow belts the Mawashi Uke block yesterday but was doing it very incorrectly so I stood behind him in full view of his unwitting pupil doing the block correctly again and again. But when the pupil brought up that I was doing it differently the guy was like "yeah, don't listen to him, I'm right". So that no one gets any ideas, I know that I'm right because I get a lot of extra one-on-one training with a green belt, and this guy only goes to class and suddenly thinks that he's the Karate Kid.
New topic. Yesterday in the msci tutorial, we had to do some ice breaker activities. One of them was the thing where you have a name tag put on your back and you have to ask others questions to find out who's name is on your back. Instead of being a politician, celebrity, or sports star, I was Batman. Took me 4 questions. Muahahahaha!
Replies: 7 comments
Well, after all "thai_is_batman"! :P
Posted by Andrea @ 05/06/2004 02:57 PM EST
hahaha, that's great :)
btw, you should ask that "mr-know-it-all" to spar, and then whoop his butt!
-Dave
Posted by Dave @ 05/06/2004 07:14 PM EST
you gotta love o.b. games (i refuse to call it msci) ... my favourite was the sugar cube tower ... you were blindfolded and had a partner direct you to build a tower of sugar cubes
very very difficult
the one with the highest tower won
Posted by melpie @ 05/07/2004 11:03 AM EST
I refuse to call it O.B.
That tower cube game sounds fun! I think a lot of ice breaker games would be fun to play with friends, actually.
Posted by Rayne @ 05/08/2004 02:03 AM EST
The F'er tried to correct me again on Thursday. He even went as far as TOUCHING MY HANDS to place them where he thought they should be. I immediately wiped them on my gi right after to show my disdain.
Posted by Rayne @ 05/08/2004 02:40 PM EST
maybe he just wanted to touch you
*giggles*
Posted by melpie @ 05/08/2004 02:53 PM EST
GROSS. I hate having others touch my hands.
dAN, remember the mouse thing?
Posted by Rayne @ 05/12/2004 01:10 PM EST