italian_guy Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 Yellow, in Goju ryu, testing for Orange soon.
AnonymousOne Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 what is your belt? Well I tend to use leather ones to hold up my pants but on the odd occasion when my son was young and rebellious I used it as a "high speed persuasion device" Haha 7th Dan ChidokaiA true combat warrior has to be hard as nails in mind, body and soul. Warriors are action takers and not action fakers. If you are cruising, make time for losing
isshinryu5toforever Posted February 10, 2005 Posted February 10, 2005 I actually had a very good grasp on what it meant to achieve the rank. This probably stems from the fact that I tested twice. The first time I was around 10 1/2 and tested for a junior black belt. He was going to make me wait until I was 16, but then the development I went though over that next year was vast in my improvement of the martial mentality as well as my physical ability. So, he allowed me to go through a full adult black belt test. Long and stressful for a kid, but I wanted it. So, the answer yes, I vastly appreciated my black belt when I received it. I actually wrote a short essay on my kind of martial theory, I posted it to the articles forum, but it may be some time before it actually appears. If you want to read it ahead of time, you can e-mail me. 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
TangSooGuy Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 (edited) Off topic a little bit, but I HATE it when people assume that a child cannot truly grasp or appreciate what black belt is and what it means. Can every child? Of course not. But I know some twelve year olds or are more mature and responsible than some of the 40 year old black belts I know... Ok, enough on that rant. I got my black belt in 1989. I was 15 at the time, so somewhat ironically, I have now been a black belt for longer than I was alive when I initially got it. Edited February 11, 2005 by TangSooGuy
Souldburned Posted February 11, 2005 Author Posted February 11, 2005 Off topic a little bit, but I HATE it when people assume that a child cannot truly grasp or appreciate what black belt is and what it means. Can every child? Of course not. But I know some twelve year olds or are more mature and responsible than some of the 40 year old black belts I know... Ok, enough on that rant. I got my black belt in 1989. I was 15 at the time.i was born in that year. I´m 15 now
TangSooGuy Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 i was born in that year. I´m 15 now yeah...I always get a kick out of telling my youth class that i have belts that are older than they are....
isshinryu5toforever Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 I get a kick out of 8-year-old black belts at open WTF tournaments that think they can tell me what to do when I'm standing around in street clothes. I've been a black belt as long as they've been alive. On that note, it really does make you feel old doesn't it? No matter how old you really are. 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
pers Posted February 11, 2005 Posted February 11, 2005 Started shotokan 1984 shodan 1992 nidan 1995 Haven't graded since but still train when I can ! never give up !
senna_trem Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Well I tend to use leather ones to hold up my pants but on the odd occasion when my son was young and rebellious I used it as a "high speed persuasion device" Haha So you beat your children and enjoy it...interesting... "I think therefore I am" Rene Descartes
JOMA Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 Black belt since April 2008 IF I"M LUCKY Sorry, Blue belt ( 4th kyu )right now but there is know rush I'm only 40 this year . LOL
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