karate_woman Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 Well, I don't think they forgot becuase of nerves. They just didn't know the information, techniques and forms. How did they get invited to grade then, or does your club not have that sort of policy where you're invited to grade for the next level after your Sensei/instructor feels you're ready? The only people that ever fail at our dojo are those that basically invited themselves to be graded, or rather - insisted upon being graded when they weren't ready. There have also been a few probationary passes (belt given but no certificate until a few things are improved). The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
SaiFightsMS Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 Actually Chuck Norris relates the story of his black belt test in Korea in one of his books. He talks about being called up to test and going blank and failing the test. Going blank is not necessarily an instance of not being ready so much as it is nerves.
kchenault Posted May 12, 2003 Posted May 12, 2003 Well, that is where the McDojang comes out at my school. It is a family run business, soooo.... anyway. The people that failed were also children who tend to not practice at home. Nerves probably had a little to do with it, but when you can't remember ANY of your current form, nerves or not you shouldn' pass. JMOT. Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
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