Disrespecting the Karate Gi

[darksoul]

If they don't behave... being the demo dummy

I love being the demo dummy. It's a privilege!

I don't think you can even get to black belt in Kempo without being the punching bag once or... ok... many times

[FangPwnsAll7]

We usually used the older kids as punching dummies... most of the time it was me. xD

[vantheman]

If they don't behave... being the demo dummy

I love being the demo dummy. It's a privilege!

I don't think you can even get to black belt in Kempo without being the punching bag once or... ok... many times

I was always very tall when I was young. I was 6 feet+ in 7th grade, which meant I was the perfect size to be my instructor's Demonstration Victim. After a while, it became fun to see how many different ways Sensei can hurt you. It's the best way to learn a technique, in my opinion. Unfortunately, now I am taller than most of the instructors, which makes it difficult for me to be their dummy. I can remember one of them joking about how they worry that one day I will return 7 feet tall to get my revenge...

[bushido_man96]

I don't think the gi is being disrespected; what you do have, are some kids with some uncontrolled actions, and it sounds like the instructor(s) need to get things under control. How old are the kids do the meditation? Depending on the age, I don't think I would try to introduce a concept like that. Kids just don't have the attention span for it.

[FangPwnsAll7]

I don't think the gi is being disrespected; what you do have, are some kids with some uncontrolled actions, and it sounds like the instructor(s) need to get things under control. How old are the kids do the meditation? Depending on the age, I don't think I would try to introduce a concept like that. Kids just don't have the attention span for it.

Most of the kids are around 4, 5, 6, or 7 years old. There are some 10 and 11 year olds doing it too. The 11 year old is a blue belt with a stripe (the belt before Black belt)

[Kuma]

Your gi top can come open through hard training or whatnot. As long as you occasionally try to fix it it's not a big deal. Same with rolled sleeves - don't see a big problem with it.

The other stuff is kids without proper supervision.

[JusticeZero]

Honestly, a few years ago you were probably the same way. O:-) People arent born thinking like adults. If you use the analogy of the brain being like a computer, for kids, they just order the bare minimum and start it up, then have to wait for other parts to "arrive" with age. As the new pieces come on line, it is hard to imagine what it is like not to have them; behavior that was once completely reasonable is suddenly "What the... what are you DOING?!?"

At this point it is probably time to move up to the new class.

[FangPwnsAll7]

I guess you could say that. I still act a bit immature at sometimes, but not as bad though. My instructor told me I can start going to the adult classes starting tomorrow.

[evergrey]

Woohoo! You may have to step up your own personal discipline, but I think you'll find it to be a whole new level of training, and as you're quite dedicated, I think that you will find it to be very rewarding as well. Congrats!

Now, if the adults pick their noses and wipe it on their dogi, then there's a problem. ;}

[FangPwnsAll7]

Yeah. I can't wait to see how different it is from the children class, even though it's probably the same thing with an age difference. I'm the youngest person in the adult class I heard, but don't mind... in fact, I like it.