Rotten Head Fok Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 Great attitude Zuluking ! I wish you good training until the 13th ! You must be stable and balanced in your foot work, if you have to use your martial knowledge in combat, your intent should be to win. If you do strike, you must release great power! The martial arts are easy to learn, but difficult to correct.
coastguard Posted August 1, 2004 Posted August 1, 2004 how's the training going? keeping your spirits up, visualize success... Cho Dan - Tang Soo DoMiller Tang Soo Do Institutehttps://www.mtsdi.com
Vito Posted August 3, 2004 Posted August 3, 2004 dont think of it as failing your test. its really more like you didnt pass it. keep at it, you will later, and in a year it wont be a big deal. and look on the bright side- at least you have a good enough teacher to fail you, and two years later, with as much dedication as you have, and youre still not a blackbelt- it must be a REAL school that teaches REAL fighting, and youre REALLY learning. thats what matters. "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." -Machiavelli
pittbullJudoka Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 I know the feeling of failing a rank test.I happened to me at a lower rank when I was at the first dojo I studied at.I rebonded determined to pass with flying colors.Eventuly I quite the martial arts all together because of the pressure to rank up ecause my brother recived his dan from the same instructor after I had joined the dojo.In April my brother rekindled my love for the martial arts by asking me to come work out in the Kenpo school he's now in.And this time I decided that rank ment nothing to me.This has helped my focus on training/I told the the instructors I had no intrest in holding rank and just learning.That changed as we were asked to demostrate certain moves at the end of class one night and when finished he said congratulations you've been promoted. Any how if you wish to retest do so but you only fail if you give up.As you said just show up and train follow your heart because that's what is right for you.
White Warlock Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 good post pitbull "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
Coco Posted August 6, 2004 Posted August 6, 2004 I dont know if this has been posted alredy(im in a hurry) but if you train only to look forward to pass belts and wearing a darker piece of cloth around your waist, you are not getting what martial arts is about. You should show up to karate, and try to improve youself each time, and dont think of what you did wrong, but how to improve it. Dont get mad at anyone, it wasnt your fault, the sensei is supposed to correct you when watching you perform the techniques, and also, the person who tested you would have been having a bad day or something and felt like failing people. I belive this was a good experience , belive it or not, it has opened your eyes to see that you CAN FAIL, just because you go to this level without problems it dosnt mean you wont fail in the future. Also, training 4-5 days a week can be your biggest problem. If you train 4-5 days a week, you should be 100% sure you are doing the techniques right, and look for perfection in your techniques, not just do them because you can. Shito Ryu (3rd kyu) RETIRED - 2002-2003Now studying BJJ(2006)
grey-saku Posted August 11, 2004 Posted August 11, 2004 I've been taking American Shotokan karate for 2 years. I work out hard 4-5 days a week, practice at home, and stay after class for extra training. Friday night I tested for my 1st degree Brown Belt. I failed. According to my Shihan, my stances wern't deep enough, my techniques weren't smooth enough, my grappling sucked, and apparently I didn't spar hard enough. And yet, I gave 100 percent. I left everything on the mat. Its been over 30 hours since the test and I'm still sore as hell, tired as hell, and mentally drained. I haven't slept except for a 3 hour nap this afternoon. It's 2 in the morning, and I'm devestated. I've never failed at anything in my life. I'm mad as hell. The test wasn't fair. My Sensai didn't train me correctly. I'm old, fat, un-athletic, and have no business practicing karate. All of these thoughts are running through my head. I love martial arts. I love training and working up a lather. I love learning a new technique, that "lightbulb" moment when you "get it" and perform it just like you were taught. I hate testing. Right now I just want to learn more karate and never bother with testing again. Brown belt, Black belt. Who cares? I'll show up for class, learn karate, and that'll be that. I'm an emotional wreck. I fight back tears as I write this. My wife is worried about me. I told her I'd be okay, but I can tell she's worried. She knows me well enough that she's been keeping her distance. I can't sleep. Everytime I lay down I re-play the test over and over in my mind. I'm wondering how I'm going to go to class Monday and not break down and cry when I see my classmates. I'm going to try valium now. I'm exhausted but I can't sleep.i read this three or four times already, and it remined me of my first belt test that i failed"twice"...i deffenitly know how you feel..i even thought about quiting all together thats how bad it was for me..but eventally you're drawn back to it whether you like it or not.. after awhile its something that become apart you, and then you it find it even more unbearable not doing it, then failing at it...just give yourself time, let it happen naturally...you get to a certain point your life when you get that "fire" you'll never be rid of it...even if something like this puts it out..it will eventually come back.....it always does...
kle1n Posted August 13, 2004 Posted August 13, 2004 The fact that you have never failed in anything else than the test makes you a winner not a looser.Don`t forget that! Be everything. Be nothing.
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