Well it’s the time of year when some students want to grade, for kyu grade and black belt level. Because of my grade I have been responsible on numerous occasions to take care of such examinations, not only in my own dojo but in many others. I was thinking during a recent examination who am I to make a judgment on other peoples abilities, after all no one has taught me how to examine other people.
In mathematics 2+2 is 4, in a grading its not so simple because we are individual with our own way of doing things plus age. Its not easy and who am I to judge. In Martial Arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation of your actions as an opportunity to improve.
During the early weeks Sosai said that I must try the HUNDRED MAN FIGHT. I said osu and that was that, two years later the day came. There is not much to say about that day only I was determined to do my best. I had already witnessed two failed attempts at the hundred man fight so I knew what to expect.
This time of year in most dojo’s students are thinking about their grading. I imagine that for most dojo´s the grading is sometime in December just before the holidays. I do not want to talk about the club grading but about Kyokushin groups accepting grades from other groups.
Sometimes we have people who have obtained their black belt in another Kyokushin organization and for some reason they want to change to another organization and this is where the problem starts. Having a black belt from one organization does not mean it has the same value in another. So when they are told that they must take their grading again, two things happen they say Osu which is the correct attitude or they join another Kyokushin organization where their grade is accepted without question.
There are some who walking around with a high grade who left the SKK (Swedish Karate Kyokushin Organization) to join another group. A short while after they obtain a higher grade. What excuse do they give themselves in order to accept their new grade?
A grading is an assessment of a students ability to perform a number of techniques, kata etc. according to our grading system. The student’s manner and understanding of Kyokushin are also taken into account. Although these points are not written down, the instructor should teach them. The Grading is a privilege giving by the instructor it is not something the student is entitled to.
Many dojos have a guide as to how many lessons you should have trained before attempting to grade. Because you trained a number of times it does not give you the right to grade, it is always the instructor who has the last word. In Gothenburg’s Karate Kai my students have the opportunity to grade twice a year. Like most examinations not everybody passes. Students sometimes stop training if they do not pass a grading, which means they did not embrace “The Kyokushin Way”.
During my many years of teaching in other countries I have come across situations when after I have failed or even refused someone a grading. I later found out that they have changed organization and have acquired a new grade. What does this tell you about such people?
Remember that grading is not obligatory you can still develop yourself without grading. Sosai Oyama would say that karate is for everybody he did not mean that everybody could obtain a black belt.
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