Maija Soderholm: Getting Students to Change

Maija Soderholm, author of The Liar the Cheat and the Thief: Deception and the Art of Sword Play:

“Well I hit you too” really means – I do not need to change.
“I expect to be cut” really means – I’m good enough as I am.
“Why would I need to practice this dance-y stuff”? really means – My imagination is too small.

So how do you show someone a reason to change? How do you create the space in their brains to entertain the idea of change? And how do you get them to actually change?

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A lot of Soderholm’s writing looks like it’s about sword dueling. It is, but it’s not just about sword dueling. Not by a long shot. There’s lots of useful stuff for instructors of any discipline who are willing to look at the principles and foundations that she talks about. Highly recommended.