I personally have held for many tests. I have personally been kicked down to the ground several times during my own test. I feel that people who question the integrity or "initiation" of the TBA test should go test and then maybe they can tell me what it is or isnt. I have always had only the amount of meanness that Ajarn has dictated. While I have delved out more than my fair share of punishment to very talented fighters and martial artist, I have yet to have Ajarn drop the feather(all who know, know). I have even under my better judgement looked out at a couple of testees and with gritted teeth mumbled through my own mouthguard" Keep going, you got it". I have even questioned if they really needed to be abused the way I was abusing them. I have also wanted to keep abusing them for one reason or another.
There is nothing like the accomplishment of making the test. I am a TBA instructor, I have been a fighter in the ring, I have been a mentor and friend to many of my fighters.
Can you stand the pressure of the muay thai test with humility and confidence and respect? Respect being the key?
For all who will judge something that they do not understand, try to prove to yourself that you are even worthy enough to be there and then show us that you can overcome it. For all who care, sorry I have lost my temper just a little. I cant help but feel affronted by people who talk junk about a test that they know nothing about. I hope that they can succeed in overcoming something like the test just once in their life.
Kru d out
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Kru Delbert
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