ShotokanKid Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Before I found Karate Forums, I was frustrated with my karate and was considering quiting but I didn't have the heart to tell that to my parents. My "friends" often say, "You got your black belt, why don't you quit?" I was very bored with karate, until I found this website. I began to realize that karate was much more than going to class, going through the motions, and advancing your rank. I now train on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and help my teacher teach the young children on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Karate Forums and the people using it have encouraged me and pushed me forward. I now LOVE going to karate every week day and I attended a seminar today (Saturday). I used to try to hide the fact that I took karate. Now I proudly say to anyone, "Yes, I train in karate." Thank you to all my fellow martial artists who encouraged me on this website. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity.""We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."
isshinryu5toforever Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 You're welcome, but you must thank yourself as well, because only you can come to such a decision. Nice work. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.- Tao Te Ching"Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
aefibird Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Good job! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
ncole_91 Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Congrads for not quiting and getting back into it.
Karate-addict Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Karate has it's ups and downs, the important thing is to keep practising. And when feeling that your karate has stoped progresing read a good book (about Karate or any other martial art ), that always gets my spirit and motivation up. hara wo neru
Killer Miller Posted January 30, 2005 Posted January 30, 2005 Mizu No Kokoro... Osu. - Killer - Mizu No KokoroShodan - Nishiyama SenseiTable Tennis: http://www.jmblades.com/Auto Weblog: http://appliedauto.mypunbb.com/Auto Forum: http://appauto.wordpress.com/
Nick_UKWC Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 Fantastic, your new found motivation is a credit to yourself as much as Karate Forums "...or maybe you are carrying a large vicious dog in your pocket." -Scottnshelly
italian_guy Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 I think is very good to have a community like this to share the experiences, and help motivating each other... and also I've learnt a lot from all of you, like ShotokanKid I say thanks to all of you for this.
Master Jules Posted January 31, 2005 Posted January 31, 2005 KF is a great "place" to be.....What a great way to stay motivated to train.....you get to "meet" new people, make some new friends, and discuss tons of different type of arts. Theres always someone here whos willing to help to motivate each and every one of us......Thanks KF ! ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy"
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