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**duminyricky** · 06-09-2006, 07:00 AM

Ok. Maybe "master" was too strong of a word. At least that is what my sensei says. I guess it is more that you know what things are and when. If you don't know what a men is by the time you are shodan, then you have some problems...

You keep practicing to keep things at the same level or to improve. You DON'T really relearn anything. Does a 8dan sensei stand right next to a yon-dan telling him/her every step of the way what to do at every practice? Of course not!

Lastly, if your shinai and your foot hit "more or less together most of the time", by the time you are shodan then you also might need some more sensei assistance.

Tim

06-09-2006, 07:00 AM	#20
duminyricky Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Ok. Maybe "master" was too strong of a word. At least that is what my sensei says. I guess it is more that you know what things are and when. If you don't know what a men is by the time you are shodan, then you have some problems... You keep practicing to keep things at the same level or to improve. You DON'T really relearn anything. Does a 8dan sensei stand right next to a yon-dan telling him/her every step of the way what to do at every practice? Of course not! Lastly, if your shinai and your foot hit "more or less together most of the time", by the time you are shodan then you also might need some more sensei assistance. Tim
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