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Originally Posted by Nix
Maybe Ashihara is different from Kyokushin, but as I see it, fighting has nothing to do with your rank. One might be a good fighter, but not a technical genius. I've seen examples of students who have a good understanding of kumite, but whose kata and kihon are rubbish. And since their kata and kihon are rubbish, they are not allowed to grade. Rank is not always a good representation of the actual skills of the student.
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i need to read the third page but i disagree with this. i think if a student excels in a particular area they should be allowed to grade.
expecting everyone to grasp all the different concepts at an even rate doesnt seem realistic. if someone is hovering around green or brown belt level sparring while they are barely good enough at their orange belt level of kata they should be allowed to move up. grading as a reward for fantastic skills in one facet and letting the weak points strengthen with time. instead of holding someone back due to their weakest skills so they might feel like they arent progressing even though they could tool some of their sempai in sparring.
and i completely hold to this point if it was reversed. someone whos very good at kihon can serve as an example in that aspect to his kohai even if he doesnt have a mindset for battle. or if someone has sublime technique in kata or can effectively memorize and flawlessly execute far more kata than their grade requires.
we are martial artists after all. we are learning to fight and learning to teach these techniques. the rank should represent the skills they bring to the dojo.