TKD_McGee Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 After you achieve your black belt or you have determined how high you are going to go with Martial Arts then what do you do? It is always fun to stay and take lessons with the people you have become friends with over the years.. Younger people tend to forget their teachings after 3 years or so.. (Thats why I tend to be against kids in Martial Arts).. Other people say once a black belt always a black belt... If you keep good notes and pamphlets from each level you could potentially stay a black belt forever if you continued to practice daily. I recently purchased a CD with all the TKD kicks, punches, blocks, and forms on it from 10th gup to 1st dan. I think this is highly useful for me to remember what I have been taught for the future.. What do you plan on doing after you go your furthest? ( After black or 3rd degree... ) Do unto others, as they done to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcalgary Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 Training does not end with a black belt! The black belt simply signifies great knowledge of all basic techniques. Being a black belt is a forever thing. Honor is the most important thing a man has once you lose it it is gone forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aikidoka Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 In Japanese budo, the black belt only signifies that the practitioner has learnt the basics, and may now begin truly learning the art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joecooke007 Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 akidoka is right. My teacher stresses the fact that once we achieve that rank of black belt we may start our true training. Also when you say that a martial art can be forgotten. I don't belive that this is true. Martial arts not only highten your ability to defend yourself. They get you fit, teach confidence, and build self-esteem. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted January 5, 2002 Share Posted January 5, 2002 well I think once you get a Black belt it's time for you to train harder too push yourslef too your limits and training for Compititions you can enter when you do your best it`s going to show. "If you watch the pros, You will learn something new" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMonkey Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 And I think all that "Black belt is only the begining" -- "Karate is forever" stuff is very much a trick to keep you in it. Of course being a black belt does not mean much, but after you've been in a certain martial arts for say six or seven years the improvements you make over the time you put in decreases dramatically (I don't know this from my own experience but I have heard from others and it seems very logical). When you reach a point such as this it is not always clever to just blindly follow the "Train forever" philosophies. It might be time to stop training formally and just do your own routenes and do something else with your time (something that will improve your body in larger chunks proportional to the time you put in), perhaps a different martial art if you have not cross trained before. My take. ~The things you own - they end up owning you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer38f Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 I agree that BB is only the beginning. Could this be part of the reasoning behind the saying...once a martial artist always a martial artist. This is also the level at which people start exploring other Arts. If you think you can't, then you must. If you must, you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigy-Child Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 i have heard many people say that obtaining your 1st degree black belt is actually the very first step! You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 The founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano, created the rank system used by almost all modern martial arts. The black belt was the first rank he created to signify completion of the first step of training, and it was the first time a belt rank was awarded in martial arts. At the time it replaced the traditional scrolls or diplomas used in older martial arts. Essentially it was a symbol of a student's graduation to another step in training. ...so all in all, Yes it is the very first step! (but what a giant step it is!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiFightsMS Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 An often debated topic. From here I train to the best of my ability as long as I can. And the things I think I have done so many times allready begin to show things to me I have never seen before. I continue to see more things that I could be doing better. And I begin to see how to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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