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Wrong Grade?
Hi All,
Two weeks ago I was one of only two students to turn up to class; the other was a Dan grade who also acts as a teacher. We went through a pretty intense training session under the supervision of the two most senior teachers in the school, and I had a really good time. At the end of the session, the senior teacher announced that he had decided to 'ramp up' the training as a test, and that I was to be given the rank of 2nd Kyu. One problem: I don't feel as if I have earnt it; I don't feel like I know enough Aikido yet, and I certainly don't have the mat hours for it (having only studied for two acadmeic years at college and a few months at the current school before taking a 2.5 year break).
My teacher's explanation was that he had watched me train in my other arts (he is a good friend of my old Tai Chi teacher) and that my grade was a mesaure of how I took instruction, how I approached my training, etc.
Has anyone else ever felt like this about a grade that they were given? Or have any teachers out there ever given a grade for a similar reason?
Any insights that you could offer me would be gratefully recieved as I don't feel that I am going to properly enjoy my training until I get it settled in my head.
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