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JusticeZero
Black Belt
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 2166
Location: AK
Styles: Capoeira Angola
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This response is so late as to be meaningless, but.
under such circumstance, it might be best to approach the instructor and say:
"I thought I was on track for that rank, but I must have missed something; what do I need to work on to be ready for the next rank that I didn't have last time?"
The statement to be made is:
I accept your judgement in this matter.
There is a goal, a rank, that I am working on which demonstrates that I have achieved the goals you are guiding me toward.
I believed that I was prepared for this next rank to the best of my ability.
Clearly, I was mistaken.
However, I do not know what it is that I did not know.
I want to improve.
You also want me to improve.
if I know what you want, I can better achieve the goal you have set for me.
Please help me to know what it is that I did not demonstrate when I was tested.
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madtanker
Orange Belt
Joined: 16 Aug 2012
Posts: 117
Location: Toledo Ohio
Styles: Tang Soo Do/Hapkido
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[quote="JusticeZero"]This response is so late as to be meaningless, but.
under such circumstance, it might be best to approach the instructor and say:
"I thought I was on track for that rank, but I must have missed something; what do I need to work on to be ready for the next rank that I didn't have last time?"
The statement to be made is:
I accept your judgement in this matter.
There is a goal, a rank, that I am working on which demonstrates that I have achieved the goals you are guiding me toward.
I believed that I was prepared for this next rank to the best of my ability.
Clearly, I was mistaken.
However, I do not know what it is that I did not know.
I want to improve.
You also want me to improve.
if I know what you want, I can better achieve the goal you have set for me.
Please help me to know what it is that I did not demonstrate when I was tested.[/quote]
Perfect!
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blacknebula
Orange Belt
Joined: 28 Jun 2012
Posts: 123
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Styles: shotokan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| JusticeZero wrote: |
This response is so late as to be meaningless, but.
under such circumstance, it might be best to approach the instructor and say:
"I thought I was on track for that rank, but I must have missed something; what do I need to work on to be ready for the next rank that I didn't have last time?"
The statement to be made is:
I accept your judgement in this matter.
There is a goal, a rank, that I am working on which demonstrates that I have achieved the goals you are guiding me toward.
I believed that I was prepared for this next rank to the best of my ability.
Clearly, I was mistaken.
However, I do not know what it is that I did not know.
I want to improve.
You also want me to improve.
if I know what you want, I can better achieve the goal you have set for me.
Please help me to know what it is that I did not demonstrate when I was tested. |
That is beautifully phrased and definitely not meaningless. It may come too late to assist the original poster, but that doesn't mean it won't help someone else down the line. I know I will remember it if I ever find myself in the same situation! |
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madtanker
Orange Belt
Joined: 16 Aug 2012
Posts: 117
Location: Toledo Ohio
Styles: Tang Soo Do/Hapkido
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject: True... |
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I know for my part I will remember that... I am just starting out myself, so I know that I cannot carry a bias if I am tested... We may feel that we are doing everything right, but some people have many years on us, and can see in a flash, something that we have been doing 'right' for a while...
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