Wednesday Night Senior Class.
Senior Sensei was there (NZ Chief Instructor), a surprise assessment. I failed, I think. My wrist was not quite turned properly on a head block, hips not forward enough in long stance, many many issues with kata. I don’t mind being told my karate is not good enough to grade yet. But we were subjected to a lengthy, measured demolition of our training, effort, attitudes, abilities. Some truly terrible things were said.
This I mind.
I was so close to handing back my belt (its only shodan ho, apparently doesn’t count). If I’m not worthy of the belt I have then I shouldn’t be wearing it, I would be happy training in a white belt. And I shouldn’t be teaching.
Not happy.
But old age has taught me to be wary of knee jerk reactions. That bastard will not get the better of me.
“Some truly terrible things were said.”
This is disturbing and sounds like a cult approach.
You have been stepping out so you are to be reprimanded by showing all that training is ruining your Karate.
Fuk em.
thumb check mentality , awesome …. not
Marcus – Yes absolutely the thumb check mentality. Picking even the tiniest weeds or maybe plucking eyebrows?!!
Rick – I have seriously wondered whether I’m being punished for heretical leanings and occasional irreverence but in honesty I don’t think he’s interested in anything about me except possibly the size of my class – he just thinks I’m slack, my karate isn’t good enough.
Could complain further up the foodchain but I’ll only get one shot at that, will wait for perfect timing..
Yeh fuk em indeed, but on the other hand it doesn’t matter, I’m just going to just get on with it.
Rant over! (for now!)