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Personal Observations On Karate After 25 Years Of Training

If you have been studying karate for anybeliefs and then perfecting them until you
length of time now, you have probably come toreach the next breakthrough stage. Then
realize many important insights from yourrepeat the process and find out that what was
training. From my own study of karate, I haveonce clear now makes little to no sense.
come to notice many interesting lessons. IThese are very confusing stages in your
would like to share some of these insightstraining but very important in your growth as
with  you  in  this  article.a  martial  artist.
1. The most talented students don't always7. Try not to impose your values onto others
make the best instructors, nor do they evenin your training; try instead to be
become black belts in many cases, whereas theopen-minded. Just because you think that kata
averagely skilled but highly committedis the greatest thing doesn't mean that the
practitioner often makes it to the higherdie-hard sparring fanatic on the floor next
levels.to you agrees. It is important to respect and
accept each other's values rather than
2. It is a mistake to judge yourself based oncriticize  and  judge.
the performance and skill of others. Instead,
do your best to honestly evaluate your8. All of the above points can be directly
performance in relation to how well you feelapplied to all aspects of your life in some
that you are fulfilling your potential in theshape or form and if you only practice them
art.in the dojo then you are missing the wider
picture  and life lessons that karate offers.
3. Never criticize others for not "getting
it" because although they may be missing someThese eight points can be further condensed
of the things that you "get", they may beinto  three  core values of the martial arts:
gaining many other important insights that
you  haven't  yet  begun  to  understand.·  always  try  your  best
4. Don't profess to know anything about·  be  honest  in  everything  you  do
karate other than superficial knowledge until
you have been training for at least ten years·  respect  others
and even then be very careful because as your
own knowledge increases, rather than feelingThis is the essence of what I have taken from
that you know more, you instead realize moremy karate training so far. How about you?
things that you do not yet know and theWhat have you learned from your training? Why
challenge  becomes  harder  once  again.not share some of your insights and e-mail me
at
5. If you are a senior grade and a junior
grade tells you that they now know a kata orI will look forward to communicating with
a technique, don't put them down or tell themyou. For some valuable information on
that they don't know what they're talkingbecoming a good instructor, read my FREE
about (even if that may be true), insteadReport on "Instructor Mastery: How to Become
encourage them to keep training hard anda Great Instructor Right from the very First
congratulate  them  on  their  breakthrough.Lesson."  You  can  download  it  at
6. There are different truths at differentGood luck and best wishes to you on your
levels of training. Learning karate is ahonorable and noble role in teaching. Feel
sequential process of breaking previousfree to write to me at with any questions you
habits and beliefs, forming new habits andhave on your practice or your teaching.



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