Quton Wiggins
White Belt
People Understand Schools That Teach The Arts Are Not Even The Start. You Must First Learn Who You Are As A Person To Understand What The School Can Do For You
Learning That Schools Are Not The Start
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Please elaborate on this.
While understanding your particular needs and standards are important in evaluating a school, my experience is that a good school will help you better understand yourself - after some reall blood, sweat and tears training.
I have found this also. Many people find out who they are and who they want to be as they train with us. Dojo = way to enlightenment.
This is part of what is so rewarding as teachers: to see students develop not just self defense but to develop themselves.
I think it's important to understand who you THINK you are before you begin your training. That's what allows you to pick an art and instructor with whom you'll be able to work over the long term. This is only knowing yourself superficially, though. Through the arts you should be able to understand not only who you truly are at your core but more importantly, who you are capable of becoming. There's no mystical moment where the lights flash and smoke billows and you suddenly become some uber-guy or mage or what have you. It's the sublte changes that come about from years of pushing yourself physically and examining yourself emotionally that will make the difference. So, yeah, the schools aren't the true start. That has to come from you searching out the school that you hope will be the proper on-ramp to your long term path.
kidswarrior
Senior Master
This is what it's really all about for me, too. Developing young martial artists, great; guiding adolescents through that very rough time of life and into successful adulthood, priceless.
kidswarrior
Senior Master
First, Quton, welcome to the board! Second, I would encourage you to give Jonathan's response some thought. Would love to hear your further ideas once you've done that.
I must say that I have seen this to be true with many students. Most people have no idea who or what they are or what they may accomplish until they are pushed to their limits and beyond or until they set a goal for themselves and work to get there
First off welcome and happy posting
Now on to your question, a school can help you find the path that is missing in your life. Most people do not understand or can completely undestand what itis that we teach them though all the hard work. Once they find the path to enlightment one can finall start to understand why they are getting there.
zDom
Senior Master
Well said! This was definately the case with me.
bushidomartialarts
Senior Master
gotta come down with the majority on this. a lot of people who train find out who they are through training. this was certainly the case with me.
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