June 24, 201214 yr OSU,So there's a ranking coming up this week. I'm feeling conflicted about it.See, my instructors decide whether or not someone is going to go up for rank. We get tested, and we can fail, but we are NOT to ask to test. I trust my instructors, and I have faith in them...But on the other hand, I do not feel that I am up to snuff to test for 5th kyu yet. My kata is too choppy, and I have not had enough practice at kumite lately.Tuesday is tameshiwari class, and Thursday is ranking. My Sensei will be with me Tuesday, but he is out of town Thursday. Normally they ask him if he wants me going up for rank or not, but he won't be there.Should I tell the head instructor that I don't feel ready yet for the next rank test?Opinions welcome, though I may or may not agree. :}OSU! http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/ "If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs.
June 24, 201214 yr Author (This is purely academic, though, because my Sensei just told me that he's going to tell the head instructor himself that I'm not quite ready yet, lol!) http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/ "If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs.
June 24, 201214 yr Its really up to you evergrey If you really don't want to grade or don't feel ready, its your choice and decision to make. Going up for testing should be a both a personal decision and a decision by your sensei. If you don't feel ready your heart won't be in it and you probably won't perform your best. Besides, its better to be wicked good 1st kyu than a bad or mediocre 1st dan.My own instructor nagged me for about 1. 5 years to do my last grading but I just didn't feel ready to commit to it so I held off. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius
June 25, 201214 yr Author Oh yeah, for shodan testing they warn you a year ahead of time at this dojo! But this is just 5th kyu. :} http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/ "If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs.
July 7, 201214 yr Sometimes the student doesn't know he/she is ready...train every day as if it was a test. "A Black Belt is only the beginning." Heidi-A student of the arts Tae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnis http://the100info.tumblr.com/
July 7, 201214 yr Oh yeah, for shodan testing they warn you a year ahead of time at this dojo! But this is just 5th kyu. :}Dunno about your 5th kyu, congratulations on you KF blackbelt, did you get a certificate!As at this post I still got about 105 posts to go before I get mine "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)
July 8, 201214 yr Test or no, ask the instructors "What do I need to improve to get ready for my next belt?" without referencing any specific testing date. that should get you the feedback you need without looking like you're in a rush to test. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia
July 8, 201214 yr Test or no, ask the instructors "What do I need to improve to get ready for my next belt?" without referencing any specific testing date. that should get you the feedback you need without looking like you're in a rush to test.Totally agree with thisAlthough I believe its part of your instructor's responsibility to get their students ready for each grading "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)
July 8, 201214 yr Author OSU,Thanks Dobbersky! :} I just got more responsibilities, haha!I often check in with my instructors, asking what I need to improve on and how. I actually had intended, when I first started training, to never test for rank. I was just going to remain a white belt forever. That kind of went out the window when I joined a formal dojo, however. :}I don't think I'm getting out of it next ranking though! I'm working on my kata a lot, and working on asking my sempai and senseis to spar. At least the ones whom it's okay to ask to spar with. The high protocol types who say "YOU ARE CHALLENGING MEEEE???!?!?!" I have to HINT at, lol.OSU! http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/ "If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs.
July 18, 201214 yr The high protocol types who say "YOU ARE CHALLENGING MEEEE???!?!?!" I have to HINT at, lol."Yes, master, because I learn so much from getting stomped flat by you in ways that I had never even thought of!" "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia
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