When people ask me if I like teaching class they are usually surprised when I say..."no". I started teaching Aikido in 2002 because I wanted a place to study uke. The dojo I had been training at was not focusing on this, so the alternative was to create a place where I could study what I wanted to learn.
So, now the problem becomes how to teach and train at the same time. I know I've subconsciously tried to do this for years before finally realizing that the more I tried to "help" my partner, the more I was distracting myself from learning ukemi. Every time I noticed something "wrong" with my partner, it was "I" who was not in the moment and it was "my" ukemi that was off balance (yes, a good reminder of projection). But now I'm being paid to notice and correct movements in other students and at the same time I'm trying to learn this. It's like taking a shower and trying to stay dry. It just doesn't mix.
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