I have long heard what I always took to be a joke: "The Black Belt, it's only the beginning". And I use to laugh.
Well, excooooose me. Rembering that:
When a door closes, look for the window that opens. - anonymous
Life is about setting goals that are personally meaningful to you. And then achieving them. - Dad (mine)
S.M.A.R.T Goals - Goals we set are goals we Get - Kyoshi
There has to be a morning after... - Some Barbara Streisand Song
Yes, I got my black belt. I think I look good in my new red gi with my new belt. Don't you agree?
But now that a month has past and I've taken a lot of high fives and congrats and even a few hugs and I've hosted a party for all the new black belts and I've caught up on my personal and professional life (in short, I've been a busy bee), I'm turning to the questions of:
Lastly, notice that I'm ending my post with questions to be answered......
This is an effort to create a storyline and to end this episode with a cliff-hanger.... As I mentioned, stay tuned....
PS - In response to requests this week, I added a video of Long One, Short Three, and White Belt Appreciation Form. I corrected some glaring omissions in bookset and I'm actively looking for a good video of the bookset kata.
Well, excooooose me. Rembering that:
When a door closes, look for the window that opens. - anonymous
Life is about setting goals that are personally meaningful to you. And then achieving them. - Dad (mine)
S.M.A.R.T Goals - Goals we set are goals we Get - Kyoshi
There has to be a morning after... - Some Barbara Streisand Song
Yes, I got my black belt. I think I look good in my new red gi with my new belt. Don't you agree?
But now that a month has past and I've taken a lot of high fives and congrats and even a few hugs and I've hosted a party for all the new black belts and I've caught up on my personal and professional life (in short, I've been a busy bee), I'm turning to the questions of:
- how does the martial arts fit into my life?
- what are my goals going forward?
- can I really balance a training schedule, increasingly demanding professional life, and rich personal life?
- and most importantly, what am I going to do about this blog? It started as a way to keep track of the katas (as my memory in my very late 40s isn't what it used to be. Or at least, my memory isn't what I think my memory used to be). And now, this blog actually has some readers and some potential....
Lastly, notice that I'm ending my post with questions to be answered......
This is an effort to create a storyline and to end this episode with a cliff-hanger.... As I mentioned, stay tuned....
PS - In response to requests this week, I added a video of Long One, Short Three, and White Belt Appreciation Form. I corrected some glaring omissions in bookset and I'm actively looking for a good video of the bookset kata.
At age 51, I took my 11 and 10 year olds in for lessons. I too couldn't just sit and watch. The road to black looks to be long, full of conditioning and strengthening. Good to know that someone has made this trip.
ReplyDeleteHi Larry. Thanks for stopping by. If you're interested, my advice is to get started. The fact is that my ambition at the beginning was to get more flexible and to learn to do a cool-looking side kick. That's all. That took me about three months and then, my ambition was to build enough cardio to make it through class gracefully. And so on...Now, I'm thinking that I might try for second degree.
ReplyDeleteOne step at a time. The hard one is the first one.
Jim A - Just successfully completed power weekend and at 53, about to get on stage in front of thousands... I too am questioning, "Now what?" I truly believe that black belt is jus the beginning of the learning process and I will continue training, hoping to keep my offspring, 10 & 8 years of age, interssted and enngaged in their black belt journey! OSU! Go team LHP!
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