Thread: 5th Kyu Shihan
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Old 08-07-2009, 07:10 AM   #21
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Re: 5th Kyu Shihan

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Ashley Carter wrote: View Post
My old sensei used to have a few sayings:
1.) Nothing is more dangerous then a green belt (because they they they know everything).
2.) If you need to know something, just ask a green belt.
Doh! Im green belt. lol

Really is a shame though that this kind of attitude is going on in the dojo. It seems that perhaps this is case where the Sensei can help to guide things back on track.

I think this kind of attitude pops up when people havent grasped the full concept of aikido and make it to be something that its not... [not that I know it all]

There is a tendency for people to think that Aikido techniques are one size fits all, and from my experience it really depends on the situation as to what technique best fits the situation... and resisting a certain technique only opens the door for another. [thus you get what you described where they are upset when you try something different - just some 'foggy' thinking apparently going on.]

Anyway, this does seem like something that perhaps the Sensei can clarify... also this can be turned into a good practice of letting go of the ego, as something like this really can light it up as it were.

Peace

dAlen

Last edited by dalen7 : 08-07-2009 at 07:13 AM.

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