karate
@strawberrybaby39 (2086)
United States
May 24, 2009 9:31am CST
Is anyone in karate or ever have been in the past? What kind of martial arts have you been in? I was in karate when I was younger in my teens. I liked it and it was something new to learn. My husband was in it for many years. All he need left was his black belt. But the teacher he had rather you were good or not. If you didn't suck up to him you weren't getting your black belt know matter how hard you trained. Did you ever have to deal with someone like that?
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@sinawaliboy (271)
• Philippines
1 Mar 11
The goal of every teacher is to bring out the best in his students. Yes, I had to deal with some folks in our group (Filipino Martial Arts). You have to put up with the senior members and follow "traditions". Another thing, a black belt does not mean anything at all. It is just a rank stating that you have the responsibility now to share what you know.
@strawberrybaby39 (2086)
• United States
1 Mar 11
That is very true I agree with you it is a rank and there is responsibility goes with that rank. I take it you were a teacher of martial arts? Some people in different countries have traditions they always stick to and they never change that. China, Japan and Filipino all have there special ways.
@timelord50 (170)
• United States
11 Jun 09
that is very unfair in my books i have done freestyle kickboxing for the last 12 years i am going for my black belt in october but my instructor wont be examining me its a higher dan grade panel i will be performing in front of so i think what he got put through was unfair.
as a teacher myself i prefer students to be able to go to the best of their abilities and don't pressure them into 'if you don't do as i say your not getting it' type of thing
i do believe that his instructor hasn't been very traditional or respectful in my eyes and shouldnt be teaching.
timelord50
@strawberrybaby39 (2086)
• United States
12 Jun 09
Yes I agree with you. It was unfair what they did to him. And he has a lot of respect for people and the teachers. But the teacher didn't have know respect for anyone. Only the ones that sucked up to him. Even if they were know good and they sucked up he passed them. But my husband wouldn't suck up to him so he didn't give it him. Yes it was very unfair to him. The guy isn't teaching anymore the city threw him out because they didn't like him and he was trying to run for governer of that city but failed.
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@Awen_Eldorath (107)
• United States
22 Mar 11
I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and I've also done freestyle submission grappeling, military combatives when I was in the Army, and a bit of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. I have found that more often than not the types of teachers who are in it to parade around their rank and glorify their ego are worthless. They're little more than con-artists trying to "look Asian" and leach as much money from their students as they can. And with the unfortunate number of "McDojo's" that pop up like weeds, these types seem to be all too common. The McDojo mentality only reinforces the attitude of poor teachers, by giving out rank simply because you paid for it and it will boost your ego, which means you'll keep giving the McDojo your hard-earned cash for the so-called priveledge of someday being an all-important grandmaster of BS.
A good teacher's goal should be constant improvement of themselves, their style, and their students. A good teacher should also strive to help their students become better than the instructor, instead of holding them back to maintain the sacro-sanct McDojo heirarchy.
@strawberrybaby39 (2086)
• United States
24 May 09
Yes karate can make you very fit and healthy. You are using muscles in your body that hardly ever get used all the time.
