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Originally Posted by Hikage
M.artist,
I suppose I should have re-worded my question. I didn't mean to limit the question to just those who already have attained the level of black belt. So to you, or anyone else in your boat,
What will black belt mean to you? What do those who already have a black belt mean to you? Or you can create your own question relevant to these.
-Hikage
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well i've always thought of the road to black belt(or red sash, or instructor title, or whatever is the highest degree in your art) to be like parenting
your parents teach you, show you the differences b/w right and wrong, show you how to use a credit card, how to drive etc etc, and when you're 18 you go out on your own and live your life by what they taught you, but because you're a different person you do things your way.
it's the same with earning your bb
the instructor teaches you everything he knows. he teaches you to punch, kick, clinch, grapple, how to take a hit, how to condition your body, how to be in top physical condition, and how to respond to certain situations, and his philosophy about the fighting arts.
and when you get that black belt, it means you are ready for the "real world" or your real training
it's just a step to becoming the begininer you once where
that's how i look at it anyway