This week two more students tested. We have a new green belt and a new blue belt. They did pretty well, but I am completely amazed at how many excuses adults have. Their heads are full of them. Can’t they just listen and say ‘yes’ like they were taught when they were kids? Talking back is a privilege, not a right.
Ooh.. That’s good.. I’ll reuse that.
Yesterday evening a man who trained about as long as sensei came to train with us. Black obi, rather frayed to white. He’d trained a long time under his uncle, and then ~15 years under sensei’s sensei. He’d taken a break for a while, so he was a bit out of shape, but his mindset, his attitude, his devotion were 100% into everything he did - an important lesson which I forget all too often.
He left, very happy to have joined us. I hope we’ll see him again.