tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post3475276517470533127..comments2023-11-22T00:27:30.275-08:00Comments on Japanese Jiu Jitsu: A Journey: The 'No-belt' testJourneymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-45859743294181280122011-08-02T14:56:42.748-07:002011-08-02T14:56:42.748-07:00Sue,
You're so right, teaching ability and b...Sue, <br /><br />You're so right, teaching ability and belt colour are very different.<br /><br />Caretaker,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. You are correct, there are always those moments of discovery which only can come by doing, and your fellow students are the ones that allow this to happen. Thanks for commenting.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-74483553149265498752011-07-31T02:29:31.519-07:002011-07-31T02:29:31.519-07:00I have often learned as much from the other studen...I have often learned as much from the other students in the Dojo as I have from my Sensai. The Kata, Bunkai and techniques can be passed from Sensai to student but it is often the interaction between students which stimulates the learning and understanding.Caretakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152209716815284204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-65362825970059352672010-10-05T09:01:47.169-07:002010-10-05T09:01:47.169-07:00I've been blessed with finding two excellent i...I've been blessed with finding two excellent instructors (one is 4th dan karate, the other 5th dan jujitsu)but I am very aware of the difference between say a 1st dan and a 3rd dan - it's enourmous. The black belt itself is not a good indicator of teaching standard - a 1st dan is not much more than a beginner. Cricky...I may be a black belt in less than a year but there is no way I would be ready to run a club! You are so right - looking at the person is far more important than looking at the belt.Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.com