Beginners Weapons Class

[Harlan]

Kudos to you for learning. I tell my students, 'The hardest part of training...is making it through the door. Every time.'

I know saying 'don't be hard on yourself' will be a waste of time...as a perfectionist streak is probably part of the self-motivation. Just realize...the time to get as good you want in the time you have will probably be in the years...not months. Not how hard you try, but how much you gain from the effort. (What is the saying, 'It's not the years...it's the mileage.')

I started at 43, when the kids were older, and with one 2-hour lesson/week in kobudo. Just keep at it.

[bushido_man96]

Enjoy your weapons training. That was one of the things I enjoyed about the Aikido training I did, working with bokken and jo. Have fun!

[Dianna]

Kudos to you for learning. I tell my students, 'The hardest part of training...is making it through the door. Every time.'

I know saying 'don't be hard on yourself' will be a waste of time...as a perfectionist streak is probably part of the self-motivation. Just realize...the time to get as good you want in the time you have will probably be in the years...not months. Not how hard you try, but how much you gain from the effort. (What is the saying, 'It's not the years...it's the mileage.')

I started at 43, when the kids were older, and with one 2-hour lesson/week in kobudo. Just keep at it.

I think we are all hard on ourselves, even when we don't want to be. I know when I got home yesterday morning I was very frustrated with myself. Just stupid stance giving me a hard time. Doesn't help one of my knees is all messed up from a fall the other week.

I am 39 and can't believe I am doing this at this age. Figured I would be the oldest one starting, but found that not to be true at all. A lot of white and purple belts my age and older.

It's the mileage...lol...that was just said in class yesterday.

[Harlan]

LOL! You know what the funny part is going to be? Long after your kids get their black belts, graduate from High School, and quit martial arts to go on with their lives....and you keep plugging along?

When they mention that they outrank you....

[Dianna]

LOL! You know what the funny part is going to be? Long after your kids get their black belts, graduate from High School, and quit martial arts to go on with their lives....and you keep plugging along?

When they mention that they outrank you....

Will be interesting to see what happens

[Aodhan]

'Advanced' basically means (with us) that you know enough of the basics and a kata or two and can keep up with others and start training other weapons as well, and/or bo bunkai; it's not a time, or belt rank thing.

Example: my current student only trains one hour, once a week in kobudo but is quick mentally. He could have started 'advanced' after about 6 months, as he was motivated to train on his own as well. But picking up Goju as well slowed down his progress.

Yeah I have it just once a week. Missed this week because of stuff with the kids at school. Can't wait till next Monday. I hope I pick it up quickly. Trying not to be too hard on myself with any of it be it weapons or karate. Just a baby when it comes to this.

Just take your time. Carry the weapon around, get used to the feel of it, where the balance points are, how it feels in your hand. The more used to it you get, the better you will be in the end. Your eventual goal is for the weapon to just feel like a natural extension of your hand/arm.

John