Sai Question

*Katie* · 09-03-2006, 03:24 PM

It is a shame that most places push people through the ranks. It's all about money, I suppose. The higher your rank, the more it costs to test, etc.

I spent 16 years training before I acieved black belt status. That's right....16 years. Up until the car accident took my good mobility away from me earlier this year, I practiced 5 nights a week in two different diciplines. I fought in tournaments when I HAD to...but that was never the reasoning, just a consequence of picking up Tae Kwon Do in a Dojang that required upper ranks to participate in at least one tournament a year.

Now I am slow and tired alot. I guess my time has passed in the martial arts arena. Time for the new adventures of being settled down and raising kids.

09-03-2006, 03:24 PM	#15
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	It is a shame that most places push people through the ranks. It's all about money, I suppose. The higher your rank, the more it costs to test, etc. I spent 16 years training before I acieved black belt status. That's right....16 years. Up until the car accident took my good mobility away from me earlier this year, I practiced 5 nights a week in two different diciplines. I fought in tournaments when I HAD to...but that was never the reasoning, just a consequence of picking up Tae Kwon Do in a Dojang that required upper ranks to participate in at least one tournament a year. Now I am slow and tired alot. I guess my time has passed in the martial arts arena. Time for the new adventures of being settled down and raising kids. __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME