"Mastery of the basics" is not the same thing as "Master of". If i'm a 'mastering of the basics of cooking' then it means i can make a nice meal, but it doesn't mean anything more than than. Whereas a 'Master of Cooking' would be a Michellin starred chef, he/she mastered the basics along time ago and then on, through practise and other means to become a master themselves. Welcome to the English language, meaning can change radically by subtle changes. I agree with your emphasis though on the word proficient because it avoids this issue. For begineers getting to black belt seems like the end, but as you get closer to it you realise that its just the beginning.
I received a Black Belt in Shotokan several years ago. I was told that it represented the point at which you were accepted as a student. It represents the beginning of a journey. It is a recognition of progress, how far a person has come. And a recognition that the student has developed the discipline and skills sufficiently that he or she is ready for serious study.
You can't reach a goal with multiple steps by skipping the steps between the beginning and the end. Being, or more so becoming, a black belt proves that you have perseverance and the capability to show execution of all the principles and techniques you've been trained in over the past few years. I don't believe I've met anyone who's proficient in a field after only a few years of even day to day dedicated practice; Especially to a something as complex as a martial art system in its entirety.
"Mastery of the basics" is not the same thing as "Master of". If i'm a 'mastering of the basics of cooking' then it means i can make a nice meal, but it doesn't mean anything more than than. Whereas a 'Master of Cooking' would be a Michellin starred chef, he/she mastered the basics along time ago and then on, through practise and other means to become a master themselves. Welcome to the English language, meaning can change radically by subtle changes.
I agree with your emphasis though on the word proficient because it avoids this issue.
For begineers getting to black belt seems like the end, but as you get closer to it you realise that its just the beginning.
So true.
I received a Black Belt in Shotokan several years ago. I was told that it represented the point at which you were accepted as a student. It represents the beginning of a journey. It is a recognition of progress, how far a person has come. And a recognition that the student has developed the discipline and skills sufficiently that he or she is ready for serious study.
@@Miamicool100 beautiful description
You can't reach a goal with multiple steps by skipping the steps between the beginning and the end. Being, or more so becoming, a black belt proves that you have perseverance and the capability to show execution of all the principles and techniques you've been trained in over the past few years. I don't believe I've met anyone who's proficient in a field after only a few years of even day to day dedicated practice; Especially to a something as complex as a martial art system in its entirety.