For any Martial Arts Disabled, How do you teach others effectively, I learned to overcome obstacles often What was your largest obstacle?

I think everybody has trials they have to overcome if they stay in martial arts long enough and train seriously. Not many get to see your hard work, blood and tears. They just see the outcome and want that but they do not understand how hard one has to work and how much commitment goes into earning being better than the average 'twice a week for an hour' martial arts student. I cringe when I see students like that who think they are entitled to being good martial artists without the effort just because they want it. While in China, I watched hundreds of students and how hard they worked for 10 - 15 years up to 5 - 8 hours every day with very few days per year off and how much they sacrificed to earn their skill. None of that came easy to any of them. You do not have to be officially disabled to have to overcome obstacles. People like to put labels on others but that by no means means that you or your students have to accept them.

I had people tell me that I can't do when I had no disabilities, just to be mean or maybe it was jealousy and they were trying to discourage me so they wouldn't look bad, I don't know. Now there is an obstacle to overcome and prove others wrong and do it anyway and even surpass. And then I trashed my knee and did have a physical obstacle to overcome as well.

My first teacher had arthritis really bad and was limited in his movements but he was a very effective teacher. He was not labeled disabled.

My present teacher also has arthritis really bad and is also somewhat limited in what he can do. Doesn't bother me one bit. The knowledge is still there and as long as he passes that on and I am learning, I am good.

My daughter's teacher has Parkinson's really bad on one side. He teaches martial arts internationally and is impressive in his knowledge to say the least.

I knew one guy who was in a wheelchair and had martial arts students. It worked for him and his students.

Watch the movie "Aiki" (2002), directed by Daisuke Tengan, starring Haruhiko Kato, Rie Tomosaka, Akiko Kinouchi and Chiaki Hara.

Based on a true story and very inspiring. Make sure you get it with English subtitles if you don't speak Japanese.