Motivation time :)

[drop bear]

non he is to old

So he can still be a competent martial artist and too old to compete at an elite level.

 

[jobo]

So he can still be a competent martial artist and too old to compete at an elite level.

he is a competent teacher, I'm not sure how competent he is at fighting

 

[drop bear]

he is a competent teacher, I'm not sure how competent he is at fighting

But somone still lets him keep his black belt or equivilent.

 

[JR 137]

your back obsessing' about the nfl, no one was discussing the average length of a career in the NFL, why do you think the information was in anyway illuminating

the topic under discussion was at what age are you to old to complete, go on explain how your stats in anyway relate to that topic

First explain how you're able to have an intelligent conversation, then I'll consider it. No one's going to be able to "illuminate" you.

 

[jobo]

But somone still lets him keep his black belt or equivilent.

it seems no matter how old you get, you get to keep your black belt, but then they let you keep an olympic gold medal into old age as well. It's an indication of how good you used to be

 

[drop bear]

it seems no matter how old you get, you get to keep your black belt, but then they let you keep an olympic gold medal into old age as well. It's an indication of how good you used to be

Exept he is a practicing martial artist. Vs a non practicing Olympian.

He is still progressing in his martial art even though he may be past his prime

 

[jobo]

Exept he is a practicing martial artist. Vs a non practicing Olympian.

He is still progressing in his martial art even though he may be past his prime

how do you know of he is progressing or regressing
.

 

[Balrog]

Yes, it's the instructors fault, because instructors never explain that to students

You would be surprised how many don't. They emphasize "Black Belt is your goal" and then wonder why people quit at 1st Degree. I tell them from day one (literally) that Black Belt is *a* goal, and I use the graduating from high school analogy.

 

[Paul_D]

graduating from high school

Which means nothing to me.

 

[drop bear]

how do you know of he is progressing or regressing
.

Ok. Is he going to go back down in rank or something?

 

[Balrog]

Which means nothing to me.

It's an analogy.