The Concept Of A "Black Belt Attitude" Is (Mostly) Bulls--t, Entry #2.1
At the end of Monday night Taekwondo this week, our teacher sat us down while he played a video on his Facebook feed, of a woman who was testing for her 9th Dan. The test was conducted at World Taekwondo (WT) headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (the birthplace of Taekwondo). One part of a Dan test involves smashing bricks with your hand or your foot. I had to smash one block when I tested for my 1st Dan and then I had to smash two blocks when I tested for my 2nd Dan. I will be testing for my 3rd Dan in February 2023 and I know I will have to smash three blocks. The woman had to break 9-block stacks, one after another, as part of her test. Our teacher said that hitting the blocks will hurt, but he said that it’s part of the process and that we’re supposed to embrace the pain. I do agree with that logic because all things worth achieving in life involve going through pain. The pain will affect one person differently from another ...