Throwback Thursday - 3 Types of Students
Furuya Sensei posted this to his Daily Message on September 12, 2003.
Three types of students:
The first type tries to do as little as possible but still remain in the bounds of approval and acceptance.
The second group tries to do exactly as they are told, no more no less.
The third tries to do just a little more, taking that one extra step, going beyond what is expected of them.
If we are a hard laborer whose job requires much effort for little pay, then perhaps, we should be in the first group.
If we work for a big company with many people, maybe we are in the second group.
If we are an artist or someone seeking something more in Life than just physical or material comforts, perhaps we need to be in the third group.
It is hard to imagine any one with the mentality of the first or second group doing well in training.
Training is maximum effort for minimal return to achieve a state of minimum effort for maximum return. Of course, we are not speaking of the material world or the world of the ego here. We are talking about the effort to achieve something much more deeper and profound than just throwing people down.
Watch this brief video of Furuya Sensei explaining Aikido in 1986