Jim Schulenburg's gone soft!
I feel Jim Schulenburg's gone soft. Why? How could I think such a thing? It's very easy really.
A black belt is something that should be coveted. It should be a badge of honor. It should be a symbol of one devotion as well as commitment. Personally, I think a black belt should take ATLEAST ten years to get.
A black belt ought to be like the Marine's rifle. The marine's take pride in the fact that it's takes three men to take a rifle from a small marine. The blackbelt ought to be the martial artists rifle.
Personally, I think they should spend three years just teaching one pinion. With a good foundation with that other forms would be better. If you don't have one pinion down what's the point in teaching more advanced forms? Now I think other techniques should be taught as well, such as club, knife, etc. For example, higher belts could "roleplay" attackers for the lower belts. Thus learning while they are helping each other.
INADDITION, they ought to incorporate more ground defenses into the curriculum. Now I'm not saying teach Brazilian Jujutsu. But legally it's better to fold with someone then strike.
INADDITION, I feel that the candiates for black belt test ought to LEAD a service project before they even get to belt test. Then there would be none of this, "of well we passed the test so we're blackbelts now, " manure. It is not setting a good example, for the rest of the school if you don't finish yours.
INADDITION, the members of the leadership team ought to be selected by the people who are helping people. It ought to be a prerequest to be on the leadership team that you are setting a good example. If you can't work with another person one on one, how are you going to work with a larger group of ten or more?
Secondly, a second degree ought to signify a lifetime commitment to the martial arts. It should be hard won. This is where Jim Schulenburg has gone soft. Perhaps he shouldn't let certain individuals go for their second degree. If he had done so perhaps he would be in a better position now.
A black belt is something that should be coveted. It should be a badge of honor. It should be a symbol of one devotion as well as commitment. Personally, I think a black belt should take ATLEAST ten years to get.
A black belt ought to be like the Marine's rifle. The marine's take pride in the fact that it's takes three men to take a rifle from a small marine. The blackbelt ought to be the martial artists rifle.
Personally, I think they should spend three years just teaching one pinion. With a good foundation with that other forms would be better. If you don't have one pinion down what's the point in teaching more advanced forms? Now I think other techniques should be taught as well, such as club, knife, etc. For example, higher belts could "roleplay" attackers for the lower belts. Thus learning while they are helping each other.
INADDITION, they ought to incorporate more ground defenses into the curriculum. Now I'm not saying teach Brazilian Jujutsu. But legally it's better to fold with someone then strike.
INADDITION, I feel that the candiates for black belt test ought to LEAD a service project before they even get to belt test. Then there would be none of this, "of well we passed the test so we're blackbelts now, " manure. It is not setting a good example, for the rest of the school if you don't finish yours.
INADDITION, the members of the leadership team ought to be selected by the people who are helping people. It ought to be a prerequest to be on the leadership team that you are setting a good example. If you can't work with another person one on one, how are you going to work with a larger group of ten or more?
Secondly, a second degree ought to signify a lifetime commitment to the martial arts. It should be hard won. This is where Jim Schulenburg has gone soft. Perhaps he shouldn't let certain individuals go for their second degree. If he had done so perhaps he would be in a better position now.
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