Teaching and feedback

I've been practicing karate since 2008, got my black belt in 2016, and I am now a 4th degree black belt. Every week I spend half an hour sparring with my instructor and if you listened in, you'd hear a lot of critical feedback, given in the moment:What was that?You stepped with your front foot You leanedYou're unsetYou didn't have a planThat punch wasn't straightThat kick was toe-yNoDo it againThere's also positives:PerfectBeautifulNice timingYou got meGood oneStraight punchGood kickThere's also laughing, and chat. Other instructors wander through and drop in their commentary sometimes, or just pile on to what my instructor said.My instructor fought on the world circuit for 5 years as a black belt, with some of the best fighters in this country. He retired as world ranked #2 in his weight class, and if I score a point on him in sparring, it's usually because he let me. The combination of positive and negative feedback works really well for me now, often I'm calling myself out for…