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John Furgerson III · 03-02-2009, 08:20 PM

Here'a another silly example of tradition taking away from the art. I used to train with ASU. With ASU you get your hakima after the first test.
I probably had three tests under my belt when I went to a seminar hosted by the federation (if I remember correctly). Anyway, the teacher noticed I was wearing my hakima but my belt was white. He asked me if I was a shodan and I said no.
He then told me I would not be allowed to wear my hakima during the seminar. It's like something magical happens once I take the shodan test and have a black belt around my waste. Insane.

Disrespect and ego problems come when there are too many traditions to follow.

03-02-2009, 08:20 PM	#17
John Furgerson III Location: Mexico City Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 29 Offline	Re: Respect/Lack there of. Here'a another silly example of tradition taking away from the art. I used to train with ASU. With ASU you get your hakima after the first test. I probably had three tests under my belt when I went to a seminar hosted by the federation (if I remember correctly). Anyway, the teacher noticed I was wearing my hakima but my belt was white. He asked me if I was a shodan and I said no. He then told me I would not be allowed to wear my hakima during the seminar. It's like something magical happens once I take the shodan test and have a black belt around my waste. Insane. Disrespect and ego problems come when there are too many traditions to follow.