Why Grading in Martial arts is Necessary?
How one should get promoted to next level??
Hi Freinds,
Happy new year to all.
Writing after long time in the beginning of the new year, In this blog i would like to talk about
Grading and belts in Martial arts and How should a student be promoted to His/Her next level.
The Grading in martial arts is Necessary to check the progress of training and the improvement of student's capacity and maturity in martial arts.
It doesn't mean a person who gets black belt can beat anyone in this world? if it was like that, there would be only one Black belt in the world. As a life lesson we always try to become our best,
want to be better than ourselves from the past. I cannot talk about other martial arts schools and their grading system. But as per our Learn to win-Martial arts school as a Teacher i believe that the one who can perform better than their last grading and finished their syllabus are ready for the next grading. I don't put them in grading and fail them for any reason. I put them in to the grading once they are ready to face it and worth to do it. Adult's and kid's grading may differ a little bit. But i always check and confirm that they are better than before and they are eligible to get their next belt.
Belts are a physiological thing, it is not just a one day celebration or life time pride. it is just to tell ourselves that we got better in martial arts and we are travelling in the right path for the right destination. Here the martial arts doesn't only mean about Fighting and Doing Forms, but also we consider the improvement in our Concentration level, Discipline, Behavior, maturity about reality, etc. Training without grading will be like Hobby class with no Goals.
I cannot expect my students to perform like me. Obviously there are lot of difference in year of experience, Dedication level, Body flexibility and everything. But as a teacher i Monitor each and every student of mine from the very first class they start and try my best to improve their capability and maturity in every aspect of life (Martial arts). Every grading they attend i know what they improved and why they can be promoted to the next level. from other's eyes some may say why this kid or adult got a belt? He/She didn't perform kata or sparring good. But i know why.
Students must be promoted for their own growth in martial arts and the primary thing we must consider is Survival skills. That is very important. And again i cannot expect a kid to fight with an adult and defeat him. If it is a real situation that an adult against a kid, it is very difficult for the kid to fight an adult, but they still will have the brain to think better and smart body to try its best with better stamina and pain tolerance. when a student is in continued training, Their body reflex automatically in survival situations.
Few may argue that the kid black belts are not real. we can say any black belt student is real when they did their best in every aspect to receive their black belt, or any black belt student is fake when they just get the belts with no improvement in every aspects of martial arts.
And when A black belt quits Training, become a white belt physically and mentally.
Black belt is an Achievement for the students but it is not the end of the journey it is just the beginning.
All the Best.
Guru Manikandan
