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When i was younger and looking to start martial arts i always wondered why all the worth while martial art schools only taught adults and its sad to say but now i realise.
When i take the childrens class at my club we have lots of parents using us like a creche for them to go off n have a drink or something, they just stand around and mess about.
The other week one was running about so i shouted at him and told him to stand in a horse stance until i say to stand. His mother came in and started shouting at me for what i was doing. I then turned to her and said calmly that this is a martial arts club not a day care centre. She keft there n then in disbelief at how i said that to her lmao
My friends' parents and even my parents do that (leave us to go get drinks, i mean) but they've watched us since the very beginning, so it's gotten boring for them. But my friends and i are old enough to know how to behave, and we end up practicing our sparring skills or breaking kicks (it's the only time I get to practice my triple front kick and 540). But the little kids I don't understand leaving for "day care."
I sometimes help with the kids green belt and up class (my dojang is low on assistant instructors) and I swear it's like baby sitting. The class is huge and over half the kids don't listen.
I do Hapkido and it seems most people quit right BEFORE their blackbelt test. Not too many actually make it to Blackbelt.
See, that makes me laugh. I understand how difficult black belt tests are and stuff, but it just seems pointless to fight so hard for something then give it up. I guess martial arts just isn't a part of people that make it up there.
After I hit red belt and was in the "final stretch (to black belt)" I told myself 'I made it this far, there's no point in backing out now' and really got into it. I'm glad I did. The last six months leading up to my black belt were the best experience I've ever had. It was kind of like that stage where you can do all the kicks (to a degree) and you were starting to get into the fun stuff.
I remember when I was like 6 years old I was going to some Karate school, and the class after mine were kids who were older and would disrupt the class. The teacher actually took one of the disruptive kids, tied his hands behind his back, and let all of us beat him up a little to teach him a lesson. (We didn't actually hurt him, it was all in good fun as a joke)
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See, that makes me laugh. I understand how difficult black belt tests are and stuff, but it just seems pointless to fight so hard for something then give it up. I guess martial arts just isn't a part of people that make it up there.
I have no idea why they get that far before quitting. They only quit AFTER they're totally 100% ready (technique wise) for the test. And they don't give the slightest hint that they're not ready mentally. They just don't show up one day and never come back. Seemingly impossible to pick out who's staying and who's leaving. After (roughly) 40 years my club has produced about 20-24 blackbelts. And a LOT of red-bars. (also known as black tag?)
Apparently my master also has really high standards of how good a blackbelt has to be.
I have no idea why they get that far before quitting. They only quit AFTER they're totally 100% ready (technique wise) for the test. And they don't give the slightest hint that they're not ready mentally. They just don't show up one day and never come back. Seemingly impossible to pick out who's staying and who's leaving. After (roughly) 40 years my club has produced about 20-24 blackbelts. And a LOT of red-bars. (also known as black tag?)
Apparently my master also has really high standards of how good a blackbelt has to be.
Either that or after 40 years he has gotten really good at determining who is going to stay or not. I'm not trying to debate you about this, but don't sell your master short. They have some very decent skills.
Either that or after 40 years he has gotten really good at determining who is going to stay or not. I'm not trying to debate you about this, but don't sell your master short. They have some very decent skills.
I don't quite see how I was 'selling him short.'
What I meant was people don't even TAKE the BBelt test for their own mysterious reasons.
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I have seen this many times. People are only a couple months away from testing and loose interest.
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"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class."
- Choi, Hong Hi, Founder of Taekwon-Do
The black belt is not a mark or symbol of the end of the journey to ones mastery of the arts; rather it is the mark that one is done packing for their journey and may now take the first step in their true journey. This a journey which can not ever be complete, only traveled..."
Wow, at my school we train both kids and adults so when you stop is up to you. I think it is more of a lifelong pursuit and I don't plan to quit until health dictates it. Interesting how others seem to look at it though.
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I know this thread's last post is over 5 months old, but I felt like joining the discussion. In my art there have only been 5 people acheive the rank of BB/BS in the 10 years that it has been around, its roots have been around much longer. Right now I am a Brown Belt and senior student for my school. I will test for my Brown Belt in about 1 year from now. The reason for all the background info is that I still remember my first class. We finished the class and my instructor came up to me and said something like "if you decide to continue...". When she finished, I said to her something along the lines of "I will not quit. I have a goal to earn my BB and I want the Martial Arts to be a huge part of my life." Occassionally I will joke with her and say something like "Oh, this will be my last time coming, it has been fun, but this MA thing is just too hard and frankly not worth my time." She responds with a look that reminds me of my mother when I was a kid and was in trouble. LOL, all in good fun. Anyways, personally I find that training with others is ESSENTIAL to improve. If you train by yourself you can improve alot of things like your basic strikes, speed, endurance and strength, but you miss out on alot of the other important things like sparring, and motivation from ones peers. It is always easier to accomplish things when you have others to help push you to acheive.
One last thing I can't imagine quitting after I earn my BB in my current system. I plan on continuing training in my core art as well as building around it with other complimentary arts such as BJJ, Kenpo, Wing Chun, or maybe Tang Soo Do. MA for me is more then just a BB, but a life long journey.
Sorry, you guys know this already. I just felt like sharing.
black belt then quit?
(We didn't actually hurt him, it was all in good fun as a joke)
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