Seniority

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

If it were me I'd solve it with push-ups.

At one point we had a 12 year old red belt boy who was being disrespectful to a 9 year old orange belt girl. Sensei made them trade belts for 2 weeks. No more problems after that.

Good luck with your plague

you know what though, i love push ups, like crazy but, you see i'd punish em with like a good fifty of them for this and its not worth it because they half you know what them, and it turns out to not even be a punishment. i like that trading belts idea though, good call on your sensei's part. and thanks for the luck!

[bushido_man96]

At one point we had a 12 year old red belt boy who was being disrespectful to a 9 year old orange belt girl. Sensei made them trade belts for 2 weeks. No more problems after that.

That is a good idea. I like it a lot. Thanks for the tip.

[bushido_man96]

I have a 15 year old 7th gup (one of my best students!) who forgot her belt last night. She told me she did have her 8th gup belt with her, tho. I told her to put that on & stand with the 8th gups in line. She did so with a smile knowing that she got the message & won't forget her belt again.

This is a nice thought as well. That student of yours has a pretty good attitude, too.

You guys are all giving me some pretty good ideas to use, should the need arise!

[Rateh]

Actually, any time a student would forget their belt sensei would make them stand at the end of the line, after the white belts. The second time they did so with push-ups. The third time they had to wear a pink belt (never actually happend, was more of a threat then anything else ) I followed his example.

[IcemanSK]

Actually, any time a student would forget their belt sensei would make them stand at the end of the line, after the white belts. The second time they did so with push-ups. The third time they had to wear a pink belt (never actually happend, was more of a threat then anything else ) I followed his example.

I thought of the idea of a "pink belt" when students forget their's. A friend's school has one that is white in the middle & light blue on one edge & pink on the other. My worry is that it might become a thing that draws attention for a kid who wants any kind of attention positive or negative.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

yes, it is a rule that when any one person forgets any one piece of their uniform they have to stand at the dead end of the line.

[NightOwl]

Actually, any time a student would forget their belt sensei would make them stand at the end of the line, after the white belts. The second time they did so with push-ups. The third time they had to wear a pink belt (never actually happend, was more of a threat then anything else ) I followed his example.

Just need to use it on the abusive high belts....don't know how well that threat would work on girls but as we all know girls would NEVER abuse their rank

[tori]

that's very interesting but, is the person who is given their belt first given it for a reason(like the instructor intentionally chooses so) or is it just randomly given, whoevers first is higher?

No, its just whoever was in line first, so it initially starts at white belt. If you are striped for a requirement before someone else, you stand higher than them in line at that rank level. Unless you miss time and/or they advance past you, you are ahead of that person in line. He places obi on the students at testing from highest to lowest rank.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

that's very interesting but, is the person who is given their belt first given it for a reason(like the instructor intentionally chooses so) or is it just randomly given, whoevers first is higher?

No, its just whoever was in line first, so it initially starts at white belt. If you are striped for a requirement before someone else, you stand higher than them in line at that rank level. Unless you miss time and/or they advance past you, you are ahead of that person in line. He places obi on the students at testing from highest to lowest rank.

ohh, that makes more sense.

[bushido_man96]

To add to that, many times on a testing/promotion form, names will be listed by rank, and then alphebetically. That could be the cause of the order.