Mother & Son Black Belts

[HKphooey]

Article about a mother & son that earned their black belts together.

http://www.lovelandfyi.com/communityrh/news.asp?ID=6626

Anyone study with a mother, father or sibling? What is it like? Lots of competition, do you work out together, push each other, one more into it than another, did you start together?

[Kacey]

I haven't studied with a family member (bar my ex-husband, and he doesn't train since the divorce) but I do have a father/daughter pair in my class, and yes, I would say they push each other, in a good way. They each have their own strengths, which they use to push themselves and each other - for example, he's stronger (which would follow; she's 12), but she is more flexible.

[searcher]

I trained with My Father for several years and trained under him since childhood. It was pretty fun. He was super hard on me as a child and teenager. As I got older I started training in EPAK away from his instruction aand then at several other schools. One of those schools he chose to attend with me. The classes were brutal and we helped each other out quite a bit. I have trained several members of my family including most of my nieces and nephews my sister and some of my brothers-in-law, numerous cousins. One day I am hoping to train my children if they choose to allow me.

[Miles]

I've had several father/son and father/daughter black belts. I've never had a mother/son or mother/daughter black belt team but will within the next 2 yrs if a mother and her son continue training.

Miles

[Carol]

My previous school had a big family focus. I think they had a bit of everything...mother/child, father/child, mother/father/child. It was usually the kids that got the adults in to the school.

[crushing]

My eldest son and I are studying TKD together and it's great. I started a week or two before him over a year ago, but we have been promoted together. We push each other and work out together. He has been a huge help to me because his young brain absorbs the forms quicker than mine during class, so he is a great resource when practicing between classes.

My wife and daughter were taking a Karate class together for a few weeks, but they both kind of lost interest in it. I was hoping they would stick with it.

[Eternal Beginner]

I train with both my daughter and son. It has been great. At first they were in separate kids classes but now we all train in the adult classes together.

We do push eachother and also help eachother because usually one of us will remember something about a technique that the others didn't.

I also train with my husband. I actually think we are the first husband/wife team to be promoted together to blue belt in BJJ in Canada.

[ammonihah99]

My older brother of two years and I trained together for almost 10 years. We were always basically the same rank and level, give or take. It worked out great because he naturally focused on the intellectual aspect of the arts and I naturally focused on the physical aspect. I strongly suggest it, we were already pretty close, but it brought us even closer.

As far as my kids go, it is something that will definitely happen. For me, the decision to teach them the martial arts is about the same as the decision to teach them how to read, ride a bike, or throw a baseball. Everybody needs to learn basic principles of self sefense. They might not choose to participate in a formally organized class, but the principles will be taught.

Ammon

[terryl965]

My wife and our three boys train everyday and they all are BB, the competition between them is like watching who can do what first and who is the faster and quicker.

I think training together as a family is one of the best way of having that quality time together and it sure has helped us.
Terry

[KempoFlow]

Just seeing this now. I train with my son and daughter. We don't really push each other at this point as my children are both fairly young. 8, and 5. At our school there is a huge family focus and there are lots of families that train together. There is even a family with two kids who all have their Black Belts. They are a big inspiration to me.

[chinto01]

When I first started my father, brother, and I all studied together. Life happens however and both dropped out. I am the only one left now and yes I do wish that we all could have made black belt together.

in the spirit of bushido!

Rob

[jdinca]

I started in ma as something to do with my boys. They lasted 9 months before they got bored and quit. I'm a lifer.

Our school is very family oriented also. Quite often, it's a parent who watches their kid for a while and then decides to jump in too.

[Ceicei]

My two sons and I train. My older son already became a jr black belt last year. My second son and I might possibly get our black belts together (his as a jr black). We'll see.... If it happens that way, fine. If it doesn't, then that is also fine.

- Ceicei

[shotokan-kez]

My son comes to karate with me, he's 9 and purple belt (5th kyu), i am 1st kyu. He isn't into it like i am, and unfortunatly he doesn't enjoy it very much (or not as much as me). I try to show him and guide him but he doesnt show as much interest so i try not to push him to much. Maybe when he's older he will become more interested and train more for his own benefit, rather than mine.