Good morning crew, 

     Joe, it seems you have a black-belt test every
     other week.  how does this work?  you are an
     assistant, and are you also a student?  have
     you earned your black belt?  i think you study
     hap ki do and another discipline as well?  you
     should diagram all of this for your loyal fans
     who have been cheering you on. -thanks, linda

Yes, yes, yes and yes. I have a second degree black belt
in Hapkido and I am working on my third degree. I am also
working on my first degree in Taekwondo (they are both
Korean styles and are both taught at the school).

When a person makes second degree they are considered
an assistant instructor. Third degree is a full instructor.
An instructor, or assistant instructor, means that in ad-
dition to learning and practicing your own stuff you get
to do things like lead warm-ups, teach the low belts basic
techniques and act as a punching bag during tests.

There is a low belt test every two months and a black belt
test three times a year. The reason there are so many
testing dates is because everybody is in the program at
different levels. Not everybody tests every single time.
A student may have to skip two or maybe even three tests
if he or she isn’t ready, but if you’re ready to test you
don’t want to have to wait around six months just for the
next testing date!

Well, these are the nuts and bolts of how things work at
my school. All schools are a little bit different, but
there is always some kind of similar testing schedule.
So I will be assisting during the Hapkido black belt test
this Saturday (getting my butt kicked), and participating
in the Taekwondo low belt test the Thursday after.

Now you can practically open your own martial arts school!

Laugh it up,

Joe 

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