If you don’t know what the term Belt Trippin means let me inform you.
“It’s when you give your Martial Arts Teacher trouble and complaints because you don’t’ think you’ve gone up in the ranks quickly enough, or your not getting the recognition you believe that you should”
It’s a subset of “Set Trippin”, cause you know, everything comes from the mean streets but anyway.
I’ve very disappointed when I hear of someone I know “Belt Trippin”, it is so useless.
Why?
Because here is the dirty little secret about Karate and many of the classic martial arts. That Karate shit will get you Fucked up. Yes it will, don’t think your going to take some karate class some where get to brown or black belt and be able to run the streets. That is a one ticket to an ass kicking.
If you want to really learn how to fight and kick someone’s butt on the street go take a boxing class, for real. I’ve been in the Martial Arts world on and off for about 12 years (more off than on), fortunately each of my teachers has been top notch and well known within their respective communities. Working with Mr. Fredrick and now Dr. Chapel I have been able to have discussions with a few first generation Parker Students and one thing they all tell me is.
“That Karate Shit will get you Fucked up”
Belts mean nothing. They are a construction for the American Martial Arts community. The only real ranks that have real meaning are White (Beginning Student), Brown (Senior Student) and Black (Teacher). Everything else is essentially bullshit.
Then why learn Kenpo and the Martial Arts. Why give up the time and the effort to go through the ranks. Martial Arts will teach you how to defend yourself. Martial Arts will teach you how to survive and assault. It will even teach you how to beat someone’s ass.
Oh back to belt trippin.
It just saddens me when students begin to demand from the teacher. We all have our place in this world. We all can’t be the teacher, but we are all students, be content with that, I am.
