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June 8th, 2009
@SuperMouse
I for one highly disagree with you. In fact I for one find that statement offensive. I started Martial Arts at the age of four. I am very talented and think that being held back in belts would have been disheartening. Now depending on the style, you may have a very valid point. But why do you think that putting kids through the belts is just for money? I very rarely get frustrated from reading peoples OPINIONS on here, but reading your die hard statement offends me. I had a great instructor, learned a lot, and never for a second thought that he was putting any of his students through the belts for the reason of keeping them there and making money (Although I’ve never seen a non-profit dojo… have you?). TaeKwonDo was the style that I learned from him at the time (not the only he taught mind you) and if you can memorize the forms, be a good student, and actually turn up, then there is NOTHING wrong with allowing a child to be promoted. I reached 2nd dan by the time I was 12 and I did that by working hard. I would think that any instructor NOT willing to promote any of his students based on age would be one that possessed bad judgement. To go on top of that, I don’t see how Hapkido is a good style for children. Now I am by no means a professional on the various styles of Martial Arts, but I find teaching a child joint locks and pressure point strikes to be a slightly more dangerous route then something along the lines of regular Karate or, indeed, TaeKwonDo. Just my Opinion.
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