What is your Black Belt or Instructorship worth

[Ottman]

Well no, 'cus I can't think of anything I'd rather have been doing while training for my black belt. I guess I don't really think about the belt as a physical item either. You could take the actual belt away from me, but the experience I went through to get it is what really matters to me, and no one can ever take that away. Anything I did end up sacrificing in order to have such an experience couldn't ever equal its value.

[jaymac]

My training means everything to me. If I didn't get up everyday and go and train, I would be a slug on the couch. My belt is important but not as important as the training. However, there have been times that I thought I left my Black Belt in another bag and I freaked a little. I would not want to tell my instructor that I left my belt. Thankfully, I haven't forgotten it yet. (Watch, I'll leave it behind tonight just for saying that )

[SigungWhite]

Hmmm. I hope you are not suffering from part timers diease.

Sigung White

[jaymac]

I am not part time. I train and teach everyday. However, I work nights and if I do not have to go into the dojo for a particular reason, i do not move around much at home until I have to go into my nightly full time job.

[SigungWhite]

Hmmm. So, as a trainer, do you feel that all your efforts are paying off since you have sacrificed so much to get where you are today?

Sigung White

[jaymac]

No. I couldn't imagine doing anything else, training or my career.

[SigungWhite]

cool

Sigung White

[jaymac]

Way Cool!

[red dawn]

well, i'm not going to lie, my dojo is starting to turn into a Mcdojo. Which i am very upset about. (which is why I train else where now), but since I can't change the entire school I will spend what time I can making sure that the children and parents are getting what they paid for. We have good instructors just a stupid owner who only wants money. It makes it hard because the owner doesn't even like the children and talks bad about some of parents and their children behind their backs. But I work with these kids and try to instill in them good MA principles. And I hope I have.

Sorry if I started complaining, but sometimes I don't understand why these people are in the MA when they only want money. It hurts everyone that way.

[SigungWhite]

But where does you martilal Arts jouney take you. Or your goals, or is it worth it to you to stay.

Sigung White