In the martial arts the direct transmission from teacher to student is high valued, so too in the west we find this as well. The video below shows the transmission of a western ‘battle field’ practice to a direct student. Note the challenges of cross cultural communication are at work here.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=txfHVG3ioAs]Some other opinions on teaching, learning etc… here
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