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jaymac
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Joined: 14 Dec 2005
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Styles: shotokan (nidan)

PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
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Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 553
Location: Texas
Styles: Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu and Uechi Ryu

PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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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RichardHangHong
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Joined: 15 Dec 2005
Posts: 757
Location: Wickford, Essex, UK
Styles: Seitou Ryu Karate

PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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
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Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR

PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
RichardGregory wrote:
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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