sensei8 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 From time to time it's always been discussed amongst one practitioner to another about what a black belt is. Well, let's reverse that to...What A Black Belt ISN'T!Allow me this....A Black Belt Isn't....*...based on how many Kata's one knows*...an immovable force*...based on platitudes*...based on whom she/he knows*...for every practitioner*...the end all of everything that's the martial arts*...without difficulties and/or problems*...perfect *...free from seeking knowledge*...the most important thing in the martial arts*...an excuse*...the final solution*...a three year committment; it's a lifetimeI've started...please....finish the thought....A Black Belt Isn't! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rateh Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 ...Automatically a good instructor...able to "beat up" anyone and win every fight...a master of their art...no longer in need of a teacher...someone who never makes mistakes Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. - Nido Qubein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 ...isn't finished yet....isn't a big secretive thing....isn't a religion. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistkick kid Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 A black belt isn't just a piece of cloth... it's a lifestyle.(Train hard and live like a black belt- Mr. Andy Thompson.)A black belt isn't an excuse to forget the tenets of TKD.A black belt isn't a destination, it's the beginning of a new Journey in the MA's Shaolin Kempo, 1st Dan (earned 3 July 2018 in China)ITF Tae Kwon Do, 2nd Dan (earned 6 June 2009 in San Diego, CA)Almost 20 years of martial arts training in total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wa-No-Michi Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Necessarily qualified to teach!WNM "A lot of people never use their initiative.... because no-one told them to" - Banksyhttps://www.banksy.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaxonPig Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Actually, it is partly based on how many katas you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistkick kid Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 However, IMHO, it's not entirely based upon the forms you know. Speaking from experience, I have botched forms quite badly during my black belt test, and still passed. Shaolin Kempo, 1st Dan (earned 3 July 2018 in China)ITF Tae Kwon Do, 2nd Dan (earned 6 June 2009 in San Diego, CA)Almost 20 years of martial arts training in total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Twistkick kid says: I have botched forms quite badly during my black belt test, and still passed. WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Actually, it is partly based on how many katas you know.Yes, I'm aware of that, being the three K's of Karate. But in the context that I'm refering to, knowing more than in ones own Kata syllabus, isn't what a black belt is. It's nice, but not important, to know 45 or so Kata's versus knowing ones own 26 Kata's. Does knowing 45 or so Kata's make a black belt better?...no. Does knowing 45 or so Kata's make one more knowledgeable...yes...if the knowledge is used properly instead of it being used to "show-off"!It's more effective to learn and master one Kata really well than to learn many Kata but do not know any of it's Karate Bunkai for specific self defense situations. Okinawan Master Choki Motobu supposedly knew only 2 or 3 Kata at most but he mastered their Oyo to a level where his street fighting skills were unmatched. This means that he probably understood the multitude of applications for every set of techniques contained in a Kata. For him, mastering the 3 Naihanchi Kata and understanding it's Karate Bunkai were more than sufficient. Edited August 2, 2009 by sensei8 **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 However, IMHO, it's not entirely based upon the forms you know. Speaking from experience, I have botched forms quite badly during my black belt test, and still passed.Again...WOW! Making an error or two is one thing, but, to botch forms quite badly during a test, any test, is an automatic failure in the Shindokan system. Either one is ready or one is not! My statement isn't to criticize but, rather, to say that in one style....a black belt isn't...quite the same as in another style! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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