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black belt what it means and what it does

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BLACK BELT: WHAT IT MEANS (AND WHAT IT DOESN’T) When someone finds out you study karate, one of the first questions they usually ask is  “are you a Black Belt?”  After all, the Black Belt is one of the best known parts of the martial arts, and people have all sorts of expectations about what it means. “Can you beat someone up?” “Can you ‘karate chop’ a brick in half?” “Wow, I’d better not mess with you” In addition to the awkwardness of conversations like these, they also show how little is understood about karate and its practitioners — and, sadly, that lack of understanding isn’t always limited to outsiders. How many of us have heard a fellow student ask (or maybe we’ve been guilty of this ourselves), when they can “get their next belt (or stripe)”?  How many times do students get frustrated if they’ve spent ‘too long’ at one belt rank, or place too much importance on that newly achieved rank?  How many times have you heard a Sensei remind students that their rank isn’t

10 attributes of a black belt

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Sensei Ylli with Nathan 2020 10 ATTRIBUTES OF A BLACK BELT By Hockmansata In the beginning we may not be able to kick and punch like a black belt. This takes numerous years of hard work and dedication to your training. What we all can do though is start thinking and acting like a black belt from day one. This is our outline of our definition of what it is to live the life of a black belt. Integrity A black Belt does the right thing even when no one is looking. It’s easy to be good when people are watching; true integrity is doing your best at all times. We’ll never be perfect while we’re on this earth but that shouldn’t keep us from trying. Discipline A black Belt realizes that all things are possible through discipline, hard work and determination. The best discipline is not one brought forth by others but from one that is found within “Self discipline”. When a person truly has this their potential is limitless. Perseverance   A black Belt believes that they can overcome any o