Thread: Dissapointment
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Old 11-19-2001, 03:43 AM   #9
David Kerr
Dojo: Shoshin Aikido/ Kilmarnock
Location: Scotland
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 15
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How often did you grade in karate?
Because surely you could have used that
as some sort of gauge. What I mean is that on the surface of things it looks as if you were quite happy to receive these promotions. A promotion to any grade is a two way street, no one can force you to sit them if you don't want to. You also say that you have been training for four years and you reached San dan, I myself have been training for four years and will grade shortly for shodan, I also came to Aikido from a striking art and for me personally I had to unlearn everything that had gone before. I am also curious why no one thought to get this instructors credentials checked out until it was too late.

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