The Secret to earning your Black Belt

Grand Master Edmund Ciarfella

The Secret to Martial Arts Training

There is a saying that goes:

Those who are interested do what is convenient. 

Those who are committed do whatever it takes.



I think this sums up Black Belt Training pretty well.  Black Belt
Training is not a matter of convenience, it is a matter of commitment. 
If you are attempting to earn your Black Belt, then Martial Arts is what
you do.  It is a very large part of your life.  Sacrifices will be made
in order to reach Black Belt.  There is simply no way around it.  



Most people I speak with think that “BLACK BELT” is the highest level
one can attain in Taekwondo when in fact there are NINE Degrees.



When I interview a Black Belt Candidate I explain:

Black Belt is only the beginning.  Training from white belt to black belt is preparatory…
I use the analogy of starting Kindergarten and graduating High School. 
You learn the 3 R’s Reading Righting and Rthimatic…You learn how to
Kick, Punch and Block, at Black Belt is when you can start to really
embrace your training because you have most importantly developed the BELIEF…the YES I CAN ATTITUDE, that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to.



Black Belt Training is about becoming a Martial Artist.  It is about
commitment.  It is about doing the right thing.  It is about doing
whatever it takes to achieve your goal.  And it is about integrity.

The process is representative of anything that is worth achieving in
life.  A College Degree, Masters, PhD, or MD.  Raising Children. 
Marriage.  Getting a Raise or Promotion.  Saving for Retirement.  Paying
for College.  The list goes on and on…



Earning a Black Belt is simply preparation and practice for life and the key is  COMMITMENT.



Your martial arts is your responsibility.  And if you have a child in
the program under the age of 21…  you share that responsibility with
your child whether you want to or not.  If your child is earned and
earned their Black Belt… you helped make it happen.   Thank you and
congratulations.



There are Nine Degrees of Black Belt but only One Degree of Commitment

TOTAL



Deepest appreciation to Grand Master Byung Mim Kim, my Taekwondo Father,
for his guidance, love and inspiration in helping me become the martial
artist I am and for helping understand the true meaning of commitment.



"Every Day is training" Grand Master Byung Min Kim





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