Wasp Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Agreed, Spartacus. Also, instructors should already know whether a student is competent enough for the next belt level at the time of the exam because of observations during regular practice, the exam is just the formal passing point. When someone mentioned a deadline, he said: "You’ve got a deadline. Well, I do too: death." He smiled. "It tends to insert itself into our considerations."
Spartacus Maximus Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Quite right indeed. Under my current teacher, every single day in the dojo is an exam and the grading is just the result. I never ever know when I reach the next level. Not until the training day before and only at the very end. The observers besides the teacher are everyone shodan and above and at least three who already have the rank of the grading.
Wasp Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 We do have set dates for exams, but everything from the last exam to the current one is taken into account when evaluating. When someone mentioned a deadline, he said: "You’ve got a deadline. Well, I do too: death." He smiled. "It tends to insert itself into our considerations."
sensei8 Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Not all black belts can teach; nor should they try!! In that, they've no business grading one either, directly or indirectly!! No...no...no...no...no...Imho. **Proof is on the floor!!!
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