What A Black Belt Means To Me – The Journey
Its often said in Martial Arts that the meaning doesnt lie in how good you are or what belt you have, rather the meaning lies in the journey. Before I get into What Black Belt Means To Me, I would like to talk about my journey of these past few months.
The Journey
Last week I had flown to Nashville to test for my long awaited San Dan (3rd degree Black Belt – This is kind of like becoming an official Teacher). Prior to the test I had been training consistently since April of this year at a friends dojo and my local gym.
It had been about 5 years since Ive last practiced my discipline, Wado-Ryu Karate-Do, so my recollection of the system was very vague. After watching numerous tapes of myself as a young martial artist, I had re-learned my under belt curriculum, however I was struggling to remember my black belt curriculum. If you know anything about martial arts, ones under belt knowledge is essential because it is considered as the foundation of ones training. On the other hand, a lot of people believe that your training truly begins when you achieve your first black belt. I couldnt agree more....
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