The Lesson of the White Belt  

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When I first returned to Martial Arts, one of the things I would wonder about is a lesson that would be taught the the Black Belts... That you will learn more from the white belts then they will learn from the Black Belts.

Curious when you think about it... the most un-initiated would be the greatest methods of learning.

The fact is though, this would be true of my entire life.

Of course when I was 'The White Belt' in Life, I was 'the son', 'the student' at school, 'The private' later in the army. The beginner if you will.

I never thought of those roles because they were each unique, for me to learn different things.

It would not be until later that I would start experiencing what this truly meant.

And I will be honest... my greatest time of intellectual growth did not start until I was about 25 and simply has not stopped.

A prime example is that I recently found myself learning how to drive and how terrorist make IED's.

I know... I can see the jokes pop up from that... but I needed to learn these so as to help my son who is now 15 and eager to drive... and has a term paper due on the subject. To help him, I learned. And yes, I have been driving now for 26 years... but how to teach it is a different story.

How to help one learn is a constant challenge for not everyone learns in the same way.

The White Belt is a constant educational tool I use because with every new person I train, I look at each subject from a different perspective. I also learn what motivates them.

I have a former White Belt who is preparing to go become a mechanic... his desire is to work on Mercedes's later. I have another former White Belt going all State in Science, quite the banterer.

The list goes on and each one is a new experience.

A week ago, one of my Black Belts asked the question of who they would learn more from.

And as I sat there and watched, they all said their guesses. In the end, of course the instructor told them the answer and they stood there confused...

So what I did was I pointed out the curriculumn and pointing out the difference between a martial arts style and the entire wealth of information that goes into the creation of just 1 person... how could you compare the two?

Some the Light went on, some it did not. It took me a while so such did not surprise me.

It is because of this that I always look forward to meeting new students/people.

All are simply fascinating and each and every one of them open up an entirely new avenue for me to learn from.

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