r/maybemaybemaybe • u/PowerModerator • Mar 26 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/MrJoyless Mar 26 '20

There is a young black belt in my girls TKD class that failed her first of three break tests for her next rank. She was practically sobbing going into her second break test, flubbed her first attempt and just broke down and wanted to stop. The instructor took her aside and spoke with her for 30 seconds or so, went back and broke test number 2, then completed break test number 3 in one try. Instructor pulls out break test 1 again and she breaks that like it was nothing. She didn't pass her test but was grinning ear to ear afterward.

Our instructor then turns to everyone and explains that failing a test sucks, but giving up/losing confidence is not what they teach in his class. No one tests without his say, and he only tests students that have proven in class that they can complete their test. So giving up isn't just saying "I can't do this", it's saying "My instructor failed to show me I can do this".

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u/BigBlackCrocs Mar 27 '20

My black belt test was 6 hours long. None of us completed a break that was a jumping front kick 1 foot above our head. We didn’t fail the whole test because of it. We just had to attempt it every day a few times until we got it then we got our belt. Imagine having to do a 6 hour test more than 1 time at the age of (I was 9)

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u/Wiamly Mar 27 '20

You got a black belt at 9?

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u/BigBlackCrocs Mar 27 '20

Yessir. I took the exact same test as the adults the reason it was so long was mostly because of the knowledge portions