RJOTweet Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 I was wondering if cardio kickboxing had belts because my instructor gave me one for completing level one that had to be paid for and a friend of mine looked into it and said that there are no belts for cardio kickboxing. Any help would be much appreciated. CardioKB student
karate_woman Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 I don't take it but couldn't find any references to belts in the search I did, other than the occasional "no belts" comment. It seems from the outside there is no standard, and that numerous forms of it exist. I think KICKCHICK teaches some form of it; perhaps she could enlighten us? The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
GreenDragon Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 I've never heard of it and can't imagine any reason why your instructor would give belts unless it is certified by some organization as being a standardized progression toward being a certified instructor within that organization. Otherwise it is just a way for the instructor to ride the gravy train. The upside: in a few years you will be able to warn off potential attackers by stating that you have a black belt in aerobic exercise. I'm kidding...seriously, even if the belt is certified as I mentioned above, unless you are thinking of becoming a certified instructor it sounds like you could save some money by going elsewhere. GreenDragon G r e e n D r a g o nFOR THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS...AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST PRICE: https://www.trueprotein.comFor an even lower price, use this discount code: CRA857Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. - Carl von Clausewitz
karate_woman Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 The upside: in a few years you will be able to warn off potential attackers by stating that you have a black belt in aerobic exercise. I'm kidding...seriously, even if the belt is certified as I mentioned above, unless you are thinking of becoming a certified instructor it sounds like you could save some money by going elsewhere. GreenDragon Cute. It really does sound like a way to make an extra buck, doesn't it? {sigh} Sadly, I can see it quickly becoming a trend Fortunately from what I could see, a good number of schools are actually advertising NO BELTS as a plus side...I'd rather the trend stay that way; I seriously doubt obtaining a "belt level" is even a goal for the participants. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
RJOTweet Posted May 9, 2003 Author Posted May 9, 2003 Thanks for all the help ppl. I very much appreciate it! CardioKB student
SaiFightsMS Posted May 9, 2003 Posted May 9, 2003 Cardio kickboxing is an aerbic fitness class like step is an aerobic fitness class. It is not a martial art it is a fitness system using movements from martial arts. While a belt may be used as a reward they should not be considered as a measure of martial arts capability.
btroadman Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 Maybe you should speak with some other people in class and see what they say about it, or even ask the instructor. Enlighten us all if you get any solid results. BJJ - Blue BeltTaeKwonDo - Brown BeltKrav MagaKickboxing
AndrewGreen Posted August 13, 2003 Posted August 13, 2003 No such thing, why would you want a belt anyway? Why would you want a belt in whatever it is you do? or anyone else? Sure, belts in cardio, great idea I say go for it. Belts are a retention tool, if a cardio instructor can use them to retain members so that they reach there goals instead of quitting how can that possibly be a bad thing? Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news!
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