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Mirrors in a classroom can be a great
teaching device if the student can visually process hir or her
image and make corrections. In fact, we strongly preferred
showing videos of Grandmaster Chen
Zhenglei in a manner so that the student could directly
compare movements in a mirror. However, mirrors create all
sorts of problems for cameras. In addition, not everyone wants
to cover a wall or three with mirrors to accommodate
practicing at home. And one poorly handled kwan dao or errant
Fei Tou (flying weight) and class will have to stop to clean
up the pieces of broken glass. An alternative is smart
glasses. Whether they are as effective as mirrors remains to
be seen. If we can stream a video of the Grandmaster to one
lens and a video of the student from a nearby camera to the
other lens that would be ideal.
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We note in passing that for students
who wear ordinary glasses that a safety strap is a good
idea. As long as it does not exert pressure on the nose or
back of the head, of course. Also known as croakies, eyewear
retainers, peeper keepers and lanyards, there are all manner
of colorful ones for probably $2 each including shipping and
sales tax. If there is enough demand we will have some custom
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