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2007/07/10
Rank is most important to a new student. It gives focus to the workout's while the studnet discovers "The Way".
At some point in a student's training, it should become apparent that rank has NOTHING to do with training. If gaining rank stays a focus point of training after blackbelt than the student has failed to find "The Way".
I have trained for the past 27 years and outside of having to take a rank test when OSensei or Grand Master Quynh asked me to,I never think about my rank, I train almost daily at what I love. I never train for my next rank.
Rank is a enternal measurement and the true understanding of the martial artist can only be measured internally.
I know of a person who has practiced for the past 60 plus years. His teacher passed away 40 years ago and he has no one to test him anymore. He has become a great master but due to his no longer having access to his instructor, he is still a Sandan. Since his instructors passed on he no longer test,his rank has never changed, yet he is a Master by anyone standards, a truely great Master at that. Yet his rank is ofically Sandan.
At some point in a student's training, it should become apparent that rank has NOTHING to do with training. If gaining rank stays a focus point of training after blackbelt than the student has failed to find "The Way".
I have trained for the past 27 years and outside of having to take a rank test when OSensei or Grand Master Quynh asked me to,I never think about my rank, I train almost daily at what I love. I never train for my next rank.
Rank is a enternal measurement and the true understanding of the martial artist can only be measured internally.
I know of a person who has practiced for the past 60 plus years. His teacher passed away 40 years ago and he has no one to test him anymore. He has become a great master but due to his no longer having access to his instructor, he is still a Sandan. Since his instructors passed on he no longer test,his rank has never changed, yet he is a Master by anyone standards, a truely great Master at that. Yet his rank is ofically Sandan.
2007/04/22
I would like to know if we need to concentrate on rank testing on knowledge and understanding? Would it be benificial to work on applications, sparring, self-defense and let everyone get good and comfortable or would it be better to work on rank. The first is good as a martial artist, and the second is good for structure. The first will make the second longer and and vise versa.
What do you think?
What do you think?
