At 4, a black belt?

I was scanning some local reports on line on Taekwondo and martial arts when I came across an amazing article.

A black belt in martial arts has been awarded the youngest practitioner ever! And the doctor was only four years.

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Four years? A black belt?

I had to try a picture. The only thing I could conjure in my mind was an image of a rather fanciful attacker tried to flee with the child, and when the bad guy has done, in some waySon was a great guy and was able to grab the man from his lower leg, throwing him into the air and then into the trash can near their achievements already full of discarded baby black belt super.

As I reflected on this vision, I noticed that this event is more like a video game was instead of a real life scenario.

I am a martial arts school owner in central Florida. And I have students in age from 5 years to 75 years in youth. L 'Art of my style WTF Taekwondo is offered the school, Bo and nunchaku and style of sword Korean Kumdo Haedong.

They are students who are black belts are awarded to different age groups, but never younger than 9 years.

As I read the article about 4 years old, received the most prestigious belt in martial arts, I found myself looking at my school, the criteria that allows a student to receive a black belt.

And I also rememberedthe band's history and what it symbolizes.

Years have groups of young men and warriors gather to fight the track. In particular, these men would fight in an empty train hands, the use of their body to conquer and subdue their enemies with exercises that are fast reflexive blocking, powerful punches and single-minded focus to emphasize.

They train for hours, honing their special secret techniques and the development of their physicalFitness and ability.

As these elite warriors trained together, it was common, loose fitting clothes for her to fly around, as they fought to keep their tops down again with the belt of cloth. The years have fought, the dirtier the belt would be. It became clear to everyone that took part in the practical struggle, that those who wore dirty (and sometimes blood) belts of those who had trained the hardest and longest was.

The "black"Belt showed the expert warrior, which is the basis of traditional martial arts of the formal ceremony of the black belt to him that the school was handed over and demanding admission criteria.

In our school today, the general guidelines for a student to receive a black belt includes a minimum of 3 ½ years of rigorous training, hours upon hours prior explicit knowledge of how to perform the necessary self-defense techniques, many strugglesSparring routine of hundreds of meetings in physical form all culminated in the event of a final test the students'. In this case, students must show all his skills learned as well as a course of running 2 miles, 300 abdominal, 300 push-ups, 500 kicks and run away.

Although we have sponsored a nine (almost ten), this coveted belt, had all the same criteria that we need to show a 30-year-old. In our Korean style of Taekwondo WTF, isalso confirmed that these black belt considered junior black belt. A junior black belt test is for under 15 years to recognize that meets all those requirements of those over 15, but understand that their physical strength and maturity yet assigned limited by age.

The physical limits are one thing, the mental aspect is different. As we encourage our younger members through the ranks of young black belt, we analyze if it shows the correctmental concentration, commitment and confidence in their art, which shows their actual knowledge and commitment to their art.

In fact, I would say that the boys are under greater control than older ones because of their age.

But back to four years and his black belt.

As can be serious in this name?

It is the presentation of an honor so high for a spot of four years of all the efforts of those who have spent years and much sweat, blood andTears for the acquisition of their band?

The award of this belt is to reduce the level of what a black belt to symbolize?

What do you think?

At 4, a black belt?