Testing Fees

[sensei8]

I would suggest speaking with the organisation before speaking to him, might be a way that you can run it without needing him

Imho, talking to the organization probably won't help. Why? Martial arts POLITICS!! It's not the game, it's who's better at playing it!!

[sensei8]

Something a Taiji teacher told me once.. "You get a good student, you nurture them, you teach them the best tricks, you help them along, and then.. you grab a pitchfork and a torch and you run them out of town. There's only room for one teacher there."

I love that, and the sad thing about that saying is that, in smaller towns, it's still being done all over the world.

[jassling]

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Edited June 26, 2011 by jassling

[still kicking]

Sensei8 wrote:

Martial arts POLITICS!! It's not the game, it's who's better at playing it!!

Very sad but true. Sometimes it gets quite ugly. From what I have seen, some of the high mucky-mucks in the karate world could learn a thing or two about respect and humility from some 7 year-old white belts! I don't know why it is that for some people, the more power and recognition they get, the more they need! I have seen some very high up people within organizations gloating about swiping talented youths from other organizations, or cutting ties with this school because they are friends with that school, and on and on. It is weird to me, at least from what I have observed, that most of the lower and mid ranking people in martial arts are able to exemplify the spirit, but when they get too "important" they lose it. Not always, of course, but it surprises me that it happens at all. When I get important, I promise I will not forget all you little people.