Phantasmatic Posted March 19, 2002 Posted March 19, 2002 Belts i really dont care at all about. I am a yellow belt in Shuri Ryu karate and enjoy being a purple belt and dont really give a gee whiz if i dont pass or not, i just love being in karate and practicing the wonderful art! "Which one is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" - Obi Wan Kenobi
Phantasmatic Posted March 19, 2002 Posted March 19, 2002 Belts i really dont care at all about. I am a yellow belt in Shuri Ryu karate and enjoy being a purple belt and dont really give a gee whiz if i dont pass or not, i just love being in karate and practicing the wonderful art! "Which one is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" - Obi Wan Kenobi
three60roundhouse Posted March 19, 2002 Posted March 19, 2002 Wait...you are a yellow belt who enjoys being a purple belt? 1st dan Tae Kwon DoYellow Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu16 Years OldGirls kick butt!
KickChick Posted March 20, 2002 Posted March 20, 2002 My bb test ran close to 3 hours .... I remember it like it was yesterday! Sir turns the heat up to 75 (mind you it was summer)... You begin doing every technique ever learned over and over again. Every form forward and backward, spar every black belt for 3 minutes and then the board breaks .... you kick and punch until the quota of boards are broken ... luckily I landed all of mine on the first try .... but it is not unusual to see students stiking their bloodied hands and forearms and heels until the boards snap. It is a grueling feat .... and quite an achievement! We do not have a written test but I am not against that .... I feel many black belts do not know enough about the history, philosophy and terminology of their style.... but if youre gung ho on your style then it should be your responsibility to learn all that you can! _________________ KarateForums Sensei 1st dan BlackBelt TKD(ITF) CardioKickboxing/Fitness Inst. [ This Message was edited by: KickChick on 2002-03-20 15:48 ]
Prodigy-Child Posted March 20, 2002 Author Posted March 20, 2002 you do not really HAVE to know the terminology and the history of your art.......along with kickboxing i also do canadian style jiu jitsu.......we never use japanese except for "Yemai" and "hujamai" i dont know how to pronounce that but oh well.......we also gotta memorize the bushido code....not because we have to cuz our art comes from bushido arts but because our Sensei believes that martial artists and non-martial artists should live by it! terminology is not really neccesary because you are going to be taught in the language of the country you are training in if you learn jiu jitsu in japan then they will teach you in japanese.......if u learn it in france then they'll teach you in french.....in brazil then they will teach you in portuguese after all in a one hour class there isnt much time for history and terminology.......people come to learn how to fight and defend themselves......if you want to learn history and terminology then look it up in a book! You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock
YODA Posted March 20, 2002 Posted March 20, 2002 Well - we're back & he passed Woooo Hoooooo - I'm a proud little Jedi _________________ YODA KarateForums Sempai 2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.uk Qualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.uk Qualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology) [ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-03-20 16:11 ] YODA2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.ukQualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.ukQualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology)
Phantasmatic Posted March 21, 2002 Posted March 21, 2002 hold on a sec, that was srewed up, these stupid school comps really suck, i am a purple belt and enjoy being a purple belt....sory for the mishap! "Which one is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" - Obi Wan Kenobi
YODA Posted March 24, 2002 Posted March 24, 2002 Hi all I've put up a page on my website with a full report & photos from the recent gradings as mentioned above. Have a peek... http://www.cea.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ceaweb/steve-bb.htm YODA2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima https://www.docepares.co.ukQualified Instructor : JKD Concepts https://www.jkdc.co.ukQualified Fitness Instructor (Weights, CV, Circuit, Kinesiology)
Bon Posted March 25, 2002 Posted March 25, 2002 Hey, YODA, I had a look. =) That site also contains some good articles. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
Bon Posted March 25, 2002 Posted March 25, 2002 Can I ask why the other guy failed ? I thought students weren't asked to grade unless their instructors think they're ready. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
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