Why I started teaching martial arts

I started teaching the martial arts because, at the time, I was a police officer and saw that many of my coworkers could really use some sort of defensive tactics training. I started teaching them for free just so they would be able to protect themselves. Over time all of them quit.

My instructor also quit because of some system wide changes that were taking place because of political martial arts turmoil. I went to another instructor who quit a few months later because he was going to move to where he thought he could make more money.

I started teaching anybody who would show up just so I could keep practicing and I have been doing that ever since. Martial arts is a "use it or lose it" skill so I figure I'll be teaching for the rest of my life.