After winning a Karate State Title in Tasmania, I accepted an exhibition bout against a formidable opponent who also happened to be my friend and training partner.
With only three weeks' notice, we were told it would be in Muay Thai, a discipline I hadn't specifically prepped for. And the kicker it was going to be the main event on the card.
I didn’t care much at the time as I loved to scrap, gloves or no gloves, in or out of the ring, anytime, anywhere, it didn’t matter.
While nowadays people need perfect conditions to step foot in the gym, fighting has always been the essence of my life as I've fought for everything that I have.
I owe my entire being to this incredible world and will forever cherish the opportunities it has granted me. 🙏
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Growing up I noticed it was not unheard of for people to EXPLICITLY tell me I wasn’t worth a shit or leave me out of certain things or treat me a certain way etc. It wasn’t unheard of, but it was much more common for them to do it TACITLY—-to put me in a box, to put a label on me, to automatically reject me without really getting to know me—at all. Through the boxing I gained much more control over my emotions and I realized that to be accepted by the people I wanted to be accepted by in the WAY I wanted to be accepted—the people who for one reason or another (tacitly) looked down on me, the solution was very simple—I had to PROVE to them that I am worth a shit, that I am not the paradigm they are familiar with—that I’m something new and better. You don’t shine through the window of someone’s preconceived criteria by wiping it down with windex—you have to shatter it. #brucelee #bruceleequotes #humpdayvibes #womensfigure #gogodancers #boxingmotivation #martialartist #martialartslife https://www.instagram.com/p/Cei8mPHuONH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
the notion that you are always a white belt or you should keep the white belt mentality regardless of how long you have been training a martial art is somewhat relevant but also a bit daft.
on one hand a white belt is new, you walk into a jiujitsu gym regardless of doing other martial arts (like myself) or not and you quickly (VERY!) quickly realise that all means nothing (well, not nothing but very little depending what other arts you did).
a white belt knows nothing so is open to learning whats infront of them, but! they are usually always too keen to "know stuff", so are always looking for short cuts to get better, short cuts to retain knowledge, short cuts on how to get more taps.
meanwhile i like the notion of growing with your grading, why do we get graded ? some would say belts are irrelevant and only really came along because western people needed something to self acknowledge their progress, whatever reason, i like having a physical representation of progress, that could be new skills, new defences, a new stripe or a new belt, we dont chase the belts but being handed them along our journey is pretty cool.
as a new blue belt i feel more like a 5 stripe white belt, i feel like the knowledge i have is useful for me but so small in the grand scheme of things. Do i know a few things ? yep, do i know how to finish a few flashy moves ? yep, do i still do stupid stuff and get caught in a triangle or RNC, yep, and thats the fun of it all, the constant learning and progress
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I want to congratulate one of my students, Mr. Arbaugh on his 8th kyu (Orange Belt) Promotion! Mr. Arbaugh is a student in the Budo Ryu Kai Online Ninjutsu Dojo, and has worked hard, stayed disciplined & dedicated to achieve his another step in his journey to Black-Belt! Congratulations! I am very proud of you! Keep up the hard work! 💪🏻 . #MartialArts #MartialArtsLife #MartialArtsTraining #Ninja #Ninjutsu #Ninpo #Bujutsu #Budo #Kobujutsu #Kobudo #Kenjutsu #Iaijutsu #Taijutsu #NinpoTaijutsu #Shinobijutsu #Kenpo #Kempo #Karate #Jujutsu #JiuJitsu #SelfDefense #TraditionalMartialArts #JapaneseMartialArts #BudoRyuKai #BudoRyuKai4Life #BudoRyuNinjutsu #Congrats #Congratulations #RankPromotion https://www.instagram.com/p/CqG8XJiPLXS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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