List of reasons why people don't teach Tekken


It's a multi-faceted problem which will take time to unpack. It will become easier to solve as the scene grows. I'll list some of my observations:

1. Lack of rigor

Simply put: those who are in the know get it and those who don't are at their mercy. We don't have a scientific method for developing players yet. There is no "board" in Tekken to ensure correct info is being shared. By nature the FGC has clashing opinions too

2. Differing learning and teaching styles

I've had students who learned better from other players and students who thought my advice was genius. Most Tekken vets did not go to uni to become teachers so adapting to different learning styles is inherently difficult

3. Qualifications and Sorites paradox

This follows the lack of rigor point in determining who is fit to teach. Do you have to be a top player or just "good enough"? Certainly not every top player is a good mentor but there are also plenty of weak players giving advice.

4. Lack of true commitment from new players

This is a personal bias but players who really want it will work for it and mentors will cultivate that fire. Having ambition and working for it is a talent even if the player doesn't have the most (hypothetically) pure talent

5. Burden of commitment as the mentor

The best position to be in as a student is to have a single mentor who only teaches you. However this happening is infrequent for common sense reasons. As the scene grows, I fear the best mentors will privatize and charge money for lessons

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