I agree that in most sports the instructor (Coach) is not better then the players. In JJ I find this to be a little different. We generally train with people who are better then us. I agree that the mentor should step aside if he is no longer able to bring the fighter to the next level. I am sure that the fighter will always remeber the mentor who helped him get started and the program sounds like a good one to me.

hello,

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it seems reasonable that anyone you are training with will realize at some point that "you are better". it would then come as no surprise that you find another mentor.

for example, in this current group, there are many skill levels (most rally good). and there seems to be a chain of mentorship going on (asked about this after reading the article). it seems that several who are mentoring were at some point mentored by the very ones they are mentoring now. generally (if it was understood correctly) if you are progressing in such a manner, a new mentor sort of finds you. it is said that if this does not occur, you need to find a new crew.

hope this helps. mind you, this observation is based on several WEEKS of experience..... there may be a lot missing here.

thanks.