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Old 07-13-2006, 10:23 AM   #9
CNYMike
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Re: Brown Belt Syndrome

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John Riggs wrote:
..... As to concern with 5th kyu, yes, I have a concern about why people drop out-especially if they are talented....
My first karate sensei told me athletes would take to karate like fish to water, but they'd be gone in weeks. The screw ups with two left feet and ten thumbs are the ones who stick around. (After 21 years, I guess you can figure out which group I was in. ) Counterintuitive but true.
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