Monday, March 28, 2011

Dear My Students

Our exam is coming up in a month. Are you ready? Some of you are, and some others aren’t yet. I’m sorry but there is no trick to being ready for the exam; the only key is the consistent training.

Sensei Nishiyama once told us that we need at least 2-3 times a week of training to maintain the current level. And that was for us, black belts with 5 years or more of training. If you don’t have years of training experience behind you, you need more training for the same. And if you want to improve rather than to maintain, you need more.

According to our record, some of you are not meeting this “2-3 times a week” standard. It is true that the beginning students can rapidly improve even with minimum training, but it also is true that they lose those improved skills rather quickly as well.

It’s OK to skip classes for any reasons, and we are not here to judge you by how often you come to the class. However, we know the importance of consistent training and we offer as many classes as we can afford, and we want you to take advantage of our service as much as possible.

Exam is not mandatory, so we never force you to take it if you don’t want to. At the same time, we will never ask you not to take it even when you’re not ready. It’s entirely up to you to decide whether you take it or not, pass it or fail it. Just like a competition, it’s just one of your learning tools and it shows you a milestone of your improvement, and for that reason we do encourage everyone to train hard for it. And I’m sure you know how good it feels to train hard and to attain the next level/ a new belt!

Missing a test or two, or even failing one is not a big deal if you see karate training as your lifelong journey. But again, consistent training is the only key for your success, and we’re here to assist you in any way we can.

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