Taekwondo - Instruction?

I had an appointment with my instructor last night. The cynic in me -- on booking a time -- thought, Right, what are they going to try to sell me now?.

In fact, the first part of my meeting was to discuss how my training was going, and set a date for going for my black belt. The second part was the sales-pitch; had I ever considered starting the instructor training programme?

Whilst the praise worked on me -- he basically said I was an ideal candidate because of the way I self-correct in class and because I naturally try and take charge during group work -- I managed to say no. The cynic in me[8] couldn't help but chiming in: He probably says similar to everyone; this is a business after all.

It's true that I do sometimes put myself in a teaching role in class. It goes back to that anal-retentive side of my personality; what I do has to be perfect (hence why I self-correct), and what my fellow students do has to be perfect (hence why I take over with the lower grades). But, I can't see myself doing instructor training for a good while yet. It's not just the additional cost; over the next year I'm working towards 1st degree black belt, as well trying to get myself chartered with the ICE. Add in work, writing, and social commitments, and I just don't think I'll have the time to do it.

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[8] I'm going to start calling him What's-The-Cost Kev, because I don't much like the phrase 'the cynic in me'.