I got my orange belt!!!!

[ukdal1]

I went to my first belt testing Thursday and got my orange belt!!!! Woo-hoo! It wasn't really too bad though, I had my form and one steps down pretty good. I really enjoyed watching the other adults do their testing, it really showed me I have ALOT to work on. I'm really looking forward to getting to point where I get to board breaking and sparring. Anyway, I just wanted to brag.... :ultracool.....not really, I'm just excited to make that first step. I really need to work on getting stretched out though. I think that's going to be my main obstacle at being good at TKD. I do about 30 minutes a day after I warm up. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

[Kacey]

First - congratulations!

Second - flexibility will come, but it's a long, slow process. If you push it too hard now, you'll just hurt yourself, and slow, or halt your progress. Keep doing what you're doing and you should be fine.

[IcemanSK]

Congratulations!

Kacey is right, flexibilty will come. Be patient, if you work at it, it will come.

[MA-Caver]

Congratulations, looking forward to hearing more of your journey as time goes on.

[Tez3]

Congratulations! people may go on about not needing belts etc but isn't it wonderful when you pass a grading!! :boing2: Well done!

[terryl965]

Congrats and like others your flexabilty will come hang in there.

[matt.m]

Good for you. Passing the test is the highlight. No matter the belt color it is always cool to celebrate the passing and the new belt. However, use it as incentive to work harder.

It's funny as a 2nd dan in Judo I feel I know less about the art than I did as a yellow belt. Remember, if there is one thing that rings true always in life it is this......."The more you learn, the more you understand you don't know."

However, congratulations are certainly in order.

[stickarts]

Congratulations!!

[Ninjamom]

Great job. Congratulations!!

[kidswarrior]

Congrats!!! :asian:

[newGuy12]

You passed to the yellow belt? The first test may be in some ways the hardest one, right? So we continue to practice and get faster, stronger, and more limber, learning new techniques and understanding them better.

Like it was said, you have to avoid injury if you wish to optimize your range of motion, so don't force your stretching too hard. Don't push yourself such that you get hurt -- pulling a muscle or worse, connective tissue, because this will impede your progress.

Now, congratulations on your testing and passing. Now, you have a new form to learn, and everyone will know that you are not such a beginner! This is very good! Soon enough, it will be time for the Green Belt, and that's no joke!

Enjoy the heat of the summertime, it makes for more pleasant stretching, and I will try to do the same. Maybe a few "extra / easy" stretches in the morning time, a little meditative time waking up stretching?




All the Best!

Robert

[arnisador]

Good news!

[Laurentkd]

Congrats!!

[wade]

Ok...sigh................

I have to ask. You are training in a "Martial Art", right?

You did pass a test for your "orange" belt, right?

But you did not, and I ask again, did not "spar"?

So, uh, where does the term "martial" enter the equation?

Sorry, I don't mean to be rude but I am curious?

Oh yeah, congratulations.

[kidswarrior]

But you did not, and I ask again, did not "spar"?

So, uh, where does the term "martial" enter the equation?
Sparring is not martial to me. At best, it's quasi-martial, as in martial sport. Now if someone wants to spar, then by all means have a blast. But let's not mix up martial sport and martial art. At least, not at the expense of ukdal1's celebration. This topic of sparring/MA's has been done to death here in other threads.

[Drac]

Congrats!!!!!!!!

[jkembry]

Congrats!!!!

[bluekey88]

Congratulations!

[Brian R. VanCise]

Congratulations!

[KickFest]

Well done! High Five! (http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3990/nicegorillasharkhighfivyn5.png)

[igillman]

Yo dude!!!
Now you join the ranks of the "doesn't look like they just joined" crowd.

[ProTaekwondo]

Great job!

[bluemtn]

Congratulations on passing the test!

[wade]

Ooooooooo, so I ask a simple question and get "2" red marks. Whoa Dude!

Are you a little "sensitive" maybe?

And you don't even sign your name, ya woosie. Come on, man up, who are you?

BTW, if you can't handle a basic question on your art and your system how are you going to answer a serious one? Crying? Running home to mama? Calling me bad names?

Damn, bet I get another red mark for this too...... :)

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[MJS]

Folks,

Before this thread gets too far out of hand, I'd like to say a few things.

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2) If you have questions about things that were/were not done, ask, but do it in a polite fashion. Perhaps sparring is not required at that rank.

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[terryl965]

Ok...sigh................

I have to ask. You are training in a "Martial Art", right?

You did pass a test for your "orange" belt, right?

But you did not, and I ask again, did not "spar"?

So, uh, where does the term "martial" enter the equation?

Sorry, I don't mean to be rude but I am curious?

Oh yeah, congratulations.


Wade let me add something here for thought and see if it make any sense, sparring isa product to determine if they have heart. Alot of school does not allow sparring uintil green belt when they feel the students have enough of the basic to begin without getting hurt. Maybe by chance that is in the school he is at. Remember every school runs different criteria's.http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Lynne]

Congratulations!

In my Tang Soo Do school, we don't spar until we've been training for at least six months. From the beginning, we do one-on-one partner kicking which really builds endurance and gives a little bit of control. Anyway, you are not alone in not having sparred from the beginning. I couldn't wait either. When you get your sparring equipment, don't forget shinguards. A lot of people don't want to fuss with them...until they get hit in the shins.

Board-breaking is a blast, too. Some people don't understand what board-breaking is about and make fun of it. It teaches a person how to apply a maximum amount of force to a small area - important in a self-defense situation.

Have fun. :)

[cbjr5]

Congratulations :-partyon:

[Miles]

Congratulations on your new rank! What material do you now get to learn?

[wade]

OK, I have been thinking about my answer since July and am still having trouble with it. If "sparring" is not a part of a "martial art" then can not anything, IE: tennis, swimming, poker, be called a "martial art"? I'm not talking about full contact, I'm talking about every aspect of sparring. So, if sparring is not part of the martial arts then what is? I just got slammed and lost rep points ( because I called this into question, am I now going to be banned because I am still curious? I was warned not to talk about this in public so I guess this is the end, so, .................................................. ..........

See you in Vegas, BTW, if I am on your testing board, good freaking luck.

[MasterWright]

Congrats!

[Gordon Nore]

I went to my first belt testing Thursday and got my orange belt!!!! Woo-hoo! It wasn't really too bad though, I had my form and one steps down pretty good. I really enjoyed watching the other adults do their testing, it really showed me I have ALOT to work on. I'm really looking forward to getting to point where I get to board breaking and sparring. Anyway, I just wanted to brag.... :ultracool.....not really, I'm just excited to make that first step. I really need to work on getting stretched out though. I think that's going to be my main obstacle at being good at TKD. I do about 30 minutes a day after I warm up. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

ukdal1,

Congrats on the grading. I remember my first test -- I was scared to death. It remains just as important to me as all my other gradings.

I know you were kidding about bragging because:


you talked about what you learned watching others
you talked about what you need to work on
you talked about what you're doing to improve your flexibility
you asked for suggestions

This attitude is what will make you a good martial arts student, no matter when you get to spar or break. Your teacher will tell you when s/he feels you're ready to spar. In the meantime, if you feel ready, there's no harm in asking. It is only one piece of the puzzle, and you're just beginning.

[BrandonLucas]

Congrats on earning your rank!!

I second what Gordon is saying about your post...it's good that you recognize that you need improvement, and are willing to take suggestions.

Also, it's ok to brag every once in a while. You've earned a rank...that's something to be proud of.

It's just a shame that this thread was brought back out by someone trying to derail it.