Puzzle

I've only been practicing Okinawa-te Karate for a little under a year, and I recently passed the test to yellow belt (next belt above white). There was a lot of 'pre-testing' before hand, so everybody testing was proficient enough in skills. But here is my question on the topic: there is a specific section on our little test sheet that is basically your spirit, and your attitude. On that note, there was one person in the group that I feel doesn't deserve it. Before the test, DURING the test, even a month afterwards when learning new material, there never seems to be genuine heart involved. The movements are more like 'ungh!' then a strong 'KIAI!' This person is very weak in the class warm-ups, often not doing them at all, is still trying to learn how to position the foot properly when kicking (TRYING to hit the bag at all is another ordeal), is very sloppy on what little of the katas are remembered, sparring with them is a joke... yet was aloud to test, and awarded a belt. Now, I've read all the comments, so I know things change from group to group, but has anyone had a similar experience? To be fair to this person, their attitude toward karate is a very positive one, so sometimes I think I'm expecting a great deal out of everyone else because I expect a great deal out of myself. So, I ask again, has anyone had a similar experience? Or can I just chalk it up to the fact that it's only the yellow belt test, and the difficulty has yet to hit? In all honesty, I really think this person's mother is the one pushing it on to them, because she is a blue belt in the same dojo. Anyway, look forward to hearing some thoughts on this...

I've only been practicing Okinawa-te Karate for a little under a year, and I recently passed the test to yellow belt (next belt above white). There was a lot of 'pre-testing' before hand, so everybody testing was proficient enough in skills. But here is my question on the topic: there is a specific section on our little test sheet that is basically your spirit, and your attitude. On that note, there was one person in the group that I feel doesn't deserve it. Before the test, DURING the test, even a month afterwards when learning new material, there never seems to be genuine heart involved. The movements are more like 'ungh!' then a strong 'KIAI!' This person is very weak in the class warm-ups, often not doing them at all, is still trying to learn how to position the foot properly when kicking (TRYING to hit the bag at all is another ordeal), is very sloppy on what little of the katas are remembered, sparring with them is a joke... yet was aloud to test, and awarded a belt. Now, I've read all the comments, so I know things change from group to group, but has anyone had a similar experience? To be fair to this person, their attitude toward karate is a very positive one, so sometimes I think I'm expecting a great deal out of everyone else because I expect a great deal out of myself. So, I ask again, has anyone had a similar experience? Or can I just chalk it up to the fact that it's only the yellow belt test, and the difficulty has yet to hit? In all honesty, I really think this person's mother is the one pushing it on to them, because she is a blue belt in the same dojo. Anyway, look forward to hearing some thoughts on this...