An interesting thought occurred to me whilst listening to a podcast. The last episode of the BJJ Fightworks podcast featured the individual who stopped a man from attacking a police officer in San Fransisco and one of the things he kept repeating was that you needed to be a black belt in real life and not just in the dojo. According to him, being a black belt in jujutsu meant that you learned how to respect others and that you were a quality individual and that you had proved something about yourself. This is a common attitude towards the achievement of a black belt and it is often cultivated by dojos.
Putting my preamble aside, lets assume that having a black belt in a martial art might mean all of those things. Would this be something that you would put down on your Curriculum Vitae? How does it compare to other hobbies that show personal development like earning an Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts? If you compare earning a black belt to earning your Eagle Scout rank, which would you consider to be more prestigious? What do you think would shine brighter on a CV? Why?
I'm interested in hearing what everyone thinks. As a parent, the CV issue is actually a proxy question for a larger issue. What would you consider to be better benchmark for personal growth and development, a black belt in a martial art or an Eagle Scout rank?
Aloha
Putting my preamble aside, lets assume that having a black belt in a martial art might mean all of those things. Would this be something that you would put down on your Curriculum Vitae? How does it compare to other hobbies that show personal development like earning an Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts? If you compare earning a black belt to earning your Eagle Scout rank, which would you consider to be more prestigious? What do you think would shine brighter on a CV? Why?
I'm interested in hearing what everyone thinks. As a parent, the CV issue is actually a proxy question for a larger issue. What would you consider to be better benchmark for personal growth and development, a black belt in a martial art or an Eagle Scout rank?
Aloha