“Karate is in the mind. Karate is in the heart. Karate is never about what you are wearing around your waist.” ~ Mr. Miyagi
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Look beyond the color of the belt around your waist. Shodan is just the beginning, the understanding of basics. Nidan the 2nd level, sandan the 3rd.
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If you only ever see karate as a belt around your waist, you will have missed so much more. And if you teach with this attitude, you are doing your students a huge disservice.
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Are you under the impression that having a new black-belt grade is going to make a big difference to your potential?…… Well, let me explain. No, you are just fooling yourself. You are just the same as you were yesterday. ??