I moved back to my home town almost 3 years ago and since that time had little exposition to judo (namely one training session with Paweł Nastula for the TV ), as the local club got closed. It was due to alcohol problems of the only instructor. I started doing some rugby to kill time and really enjoyed it, but some time ago I realised judo is what I really want and need. I started looking for a club. It turned out the closest 3 clubs are 50 km away. I contacted one of those clubs. The sensei there (5 dan, and a very nice guy) started to encourage me to come. Unfortunately driving 2-3 times a week to train would ruin my budget. I work as a librarian, so I don't earn too much... The instructor started encouraging me to organise a group to train in my town. It would be organised like that : the most active group of people would go to the club each week to learn there and we would organise two or three more sessions where we live and drill what we have learned and maybe teach those who, for some reason, couldn't go with us to the other town. Every now and then we would go for a 2-3 days 'camp' to train more intensively and get the chance for more randori with better students from the sensei's club.
The question is... Is that a good idea? I mean during the classes in my town I would have to supervise the classes as I'm the only one with any judo experience. And I'm by no means an athlete... I actually don't feel skilled enough to do it and it's a great responsibility, but otherwise there will probably be no judo until someone with proper training decides to move here. Which is highly unlikely as the unemployment here is rising and there's no tradition of judo here. All the who were judoka who were training in the 80's switched to 'modern jujitsu' and other shady "martial arts". Their schools all seem to be McDojos. I went there to see how they roll. I even trained with them as I wanted to see how It'd turn out... And they almost smashed my shoulder, because the instructor was teaching very inexperienced guys haraigoshi from a VERY modified grip... Namely form a frigging neckcrank! Oh and he called it taiotoshi... And ashigatame was in his opinion a jujigatame. I'm no teacher, but after a few years of training under a 6dan I see when things are going the wrong way.
Tomorrow I'm going to a meeting with our local Krav Maga instructor to speak about lending us the mat for training. I really want to train. I really feel I can cope with this from the organisation side. But I'm also full doubt. My knowledge is so limited, and I wasted so much time when I could have studied judo more diligently. Is that even a good idea? I feel I could teach, in the sense I get along well with people and can pass along knowledge... But that's not being a coach! Simply put I'm scared a bit.