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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16427
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Lupin1 wrote: |
1) Figure out your own path-- where you want to go and how you can get there-- and then concentrate on your path without worrying too much about the paths of others. If your path involves multiple arts, don't let anyone tell you you can't. If other people are getting their black belts before you or are in what you think are McDojos, don't let it bother you too much. If you have a family and a full time job and only want to do it for the exercise a few days a week, don't compare yourself to the super karateka who train six days a week. Concentrate on your path and work as hard as you want to accomplish your own personal goals. Be satisfied with yourself and your journey. Everything else is immaterial.
2) A black belt is just a white belt who never quit. Probably the single best martial arts quote I've heard and it motivates me now to just keep on truckin' through the challenging times. |
Solid post!!
_________________ **Proof is on the floor!!! |
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vaporman
Yellow Belt
Joined: 09 Jan 2015
Posts: 57
Styles: Mixed
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Believe in yourself!! |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16427
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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vaporman wrote: |
Believe in yourself!! |
Yes...and know that the training won't be easy!
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Nevinyrral
Blue Belt
Joined: 16 Jul 2010
Posts: 295
Location: Poland
Styles: Karate
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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One thing I would say is to take a free class if the school offers it, and ask around. |
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Melau
Yellow Belt
Joined: 02 Jan 2014
Posts: 63
Location: Netherlands
Styles: Wado-Ryu, Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:15 am Post subject: |
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My advise to people starting a martial art:
Work hard.
Never neglet the basics.
Improve with every technique executed.
Give it your all, mind and body.
Perform every technique with earnesty.
A black belt is just a color, not a goal.
Enjoy yourself. _________________ "The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the characters of its participants."
Gichin Funakoshi |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16427
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Melau wrote: |
My advise to people starting a martial art:
Work hard.
Never neglet the basics.
Improve with every technique executed.
Give it your all, mind and body.
Perform every technique with earnesty.
A black belt is just a color, not a goal.
Enjoy yourself. |
Solid post!!
_________________ **Proof is on the floor!!! |
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