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"Kru" and "Ajarn" should not be warning flags. Those are the actual Thai titles given to instructors. Their are two main ways to look at what those titles actually mean.
METHOD 1 (as told to me by Thai people):
Kru = instructor (informal)
Ajarn = instructor (formal)
The difference in the formal and informal titles is simple. Its like being at college. Your individual instructors that you work with on a daily basis are your "kru's", and the dean/s of the campus are "ajarn/s".
METHOD 2 (as told to me by non-Thai's who have traveled in Thailand extensively)
Kru = junior instructor
Ajarn = senior instructor
In truth, this is still pretty similar to method 1. In this version, the title "Ajarn" has a little more to do with age & experience.
In my gym, I am the Kru (junior instructor) and Master Danny is the Ajarn (senior instructor).
Since we both work directly and closely with all of our students, the title "Kru" is appropriate for both of us. However, our other senior instructor, Master K, lives and coaches in another state. When our students have the opportunity to meet and train with Master K, the correct title would be "Ajarn" because the teacher-student bond has not really been formed between them. -
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This thread needs to serve as a photo gallery for the lovely female that ImAlrdyNum kindly posted for us.
MY NAME IS ANTAGONY I SUCK AT COMBAT SPORTS KTHX
"blahblahblah, but I don't think I'm going to train tonight."
"Fag."
"Well if that were true, then I'd really REALLY want to come train!" -
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Posted On:
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Sometimes she looks good, sometimes, eh.Last edited by ImAlrdyNum; 7/20/2004 9:19am at .
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