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jaymac
Black Belt
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
Posts: 1131
Styles: shotokan (nidan)
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You know Sohan, I think most people are the same way. It wasn't until I was testing for my purple belt that I realized that I needed to focus more on becoming better in my techniques than achieving my next rank. I am a Nidan now and do not care when I will test again. I just want to be really good at what I am doing now.
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unknownstyle
Green Belt
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 383
Location: Texas
Styles: Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu along with Shorinji Ryu
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my teacher has always told us that at black belt is just a person who has good control of there body and has put in the time to learn the basics
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RichardGregory
Red Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2005
Posts: 757
Location: Essex, UK
Styles: Seitou Ryu Karate
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One of my instructors once said it's not the belt that's important, it's who you are that counts.
I also heard a story a while ago about a yellow belt sparring a brown belt, the brown belt thought he would have some fun and ended up getting his butt kicked on the floor. Looking a bit confused the yellow belt pointed at his belt saying "This didn't hit you, I did". Never judge a book by it's cover eh?
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 12204
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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One of my instructors once said it's not the belt that's important, it's who you are that counts.
I also heard a story a while ago about a yellow belt sparring a brown belt, the brown belt thought he would have some fun and ended up getting his butt kicked on the floor. Looking a bit confused the yellow belt pointed at his belt saying "This didn't hit you, I did". Never judge a book by it's cover eh? |
This is so true.
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on the post.
