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48 sats \ 4 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Oct \ on: The Language of Resilience Education
This sounds like it came straight from the judobu. Not only did you not quit but you were not allowed to quit. The only member I ever saw quit was pushed out of the club. He was very down about it when I saw him later and talked with him. I was 33 and the other members were high school students. The only way I got respect in the dojo was to never quit and always come back for more. It was brutal, but I managed to hold on and actually play at their level.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Did you think that the dojo’s methods were a tad extreme?
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No, they fit perfectly with the objectives of both the instructor and the students. This club turned out quite a few judo olympians and Japanese national champions. I would say the discipline methods worked very well. It is just that the bokuto hurts when you get hit with it among other things.
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It must be nice to be exposed to such high levels of performance
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I wouldn’t quite say nice, especially at the start. To qualify to practice with the club, I had to go up against the best the club had to offer for al long stretch of time. All the while getting a solid thrashing but I would not give up. I think that is what got me in.
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