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Originally Posted by jap man
Shodan was never my goal
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Actually mine was. It is not always bad to strive for a goal. And if somebody´s goal is shodan and he or she works very hard for it and can do it in 7-8 years it is good for him or her. It is just: when are you ready for it? I was not ready to become shodan for 14 years but kept on training for it. Some off my dojo did it in 8 years cause they are faster mature do do the test. It doesn´t make he or her a better or badder shodan.
a shodan must be a kind off goal for every karateka. It is a kind of motivation to keep on training. But it is true that it may not be the maingoal. Or the end off your karatelife. The end goal is keep on training/ teaching and try to bring it over to others. I don´t want to say that the goal is to have as many stripes on your belt, like there are a lots off Dan hunters lately. I really dislikes that. But it is not bad to see a shodan grade as a goal or motivation. It just may not be the end.
Well this is my opinion.