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dtstiachi
Red Belt
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Posts: 755
Location: Dallas TX
Styles: Tai Chi, Kotana Karate, Bagua
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject: Testing blues |
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Hello Everyone,
There is a promotion test that is just around the corner at my school. I have worked really hard in class and have trained equally as hard outside of class. The Headmaster has said that anyone can attempt to perform the Tai Chi form we have been working on for a promotion. Six weeks before the test, he asked me to perform the form for him. I got through the form but I made some pretty big mistakes. He told me that I had a basic understanding, but that I was not ready to test. Now, three weeks later, after being totally crushed, but still training hard for my own benifit, the Headmaster tells me that I am "close" to earning the promotion sash. He has not told me to test, and I am leary about resigning back up. I have approached him and asked him if he wanted me to test, and he says nothing. He just says that several of his students are close. The Headmaster is a wonderful teacher and he is encouraging, fair, and honest with his students. I have an enormous amount of respect for him. I am really troubled with testing in a few weeks. If he tells me I am not ready, why is he training me so hard and telling me that I am close. Thank you in advance for your encouragement and help in this matter. |
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krunchyfrogg
Green Belt
Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 385
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:30 am Post subject: |
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It's always been a policy in my dojo to NEVER ask to be tested, and to never measure yourself against other students, only against yourself.
If you're ready, and your teacher is a good guy, he'll let you know when it's time for you to test. _________________ "A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives."
-- Jackie Robinson
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
-- Edmund Burke |
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June1
Black Belt
Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Posts: 1090
Location: Canada
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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I second that, krunchyfrogg.
Use my philosophy, dtstiachi: "Accept, don't expect."
Essentially, what that means is accept when your instructor tells you that you are ready, don't expect to be told every time you walk into class, like I used to. You'll feel much better, and when you ARE ready, it will come as a pleasant surprise. _________________ Kool Kiais: ICE! DIE! KITES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH! KIAI!
"Know Thyself"
"Circumstances make me who I am." |
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David
Yellow Belt
Joined: 12 Feb 2005
Posts: 77
Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Amen to that! _________________ ** Censor-O-Meter: 9 ** |
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1kickKO
Brown Belt
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
Posts: 703
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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I agree, belts/sashes are to hold your pants up. Don't worry so much about your sash, it's just a mere rank and means nothing. You could be awhite belt and hold the knowledge a black belt has, it's just the different color in belts..don't worry about it. I'm sure your sensei will let you know when you are ready. Just keep practicing hard and show him you are ready. |
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krzychicano
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Dec 2004
Posts: 1066
Location: Houston
Styles: KSW
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry about when you test and don't test its not a race you are only competing with yourself. _________________ What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius |
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1kickKO
Brown Belt
Joined: 22 Jan 2005
Posts: 703
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly. |
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krzychicano
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Dec 2004
Posts: 1066
Location: Houston
Styles: KSW
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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I knew I hit the nail on the head _________________ What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius |
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dtstiachi
Red Belt
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Posts: 755
Location: Dallas TX
Styles: Tai Chi, Kotana Karate, Bagua
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys, I'm over it. Thanks for your encouragement. _________________ "The journey of a 1,000 miles starts with but a single step." |
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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 2237
Location: Atlantic Canada
Styles: Shotokan (Ryukyu Kobujutsu, Iaido)
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Be sure to let us know how it went. _________________ .
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders
of its own accord before there are any actual
hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
- Sun-tzu |
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