Purple Belt Research Paper

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"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits the bottom." - General George Patton. For the past twelve years now I have been practicing martial arts and a little over three years ago I had the most embarrassing moment of my entire life during my purple belt test. Even though I passed the test, for me it seemed like a failure because the entire time I felt like I had not deserved the belt. Since then I’ve learned that no matter how bad or how embarrassed you are feeling at that time, that moment does not define you. Experiencing a failure may seem to be the worst thing that can possibly happen, but people, who treat failure as a stepping stone to greater success, can never feel let down since failures help us grow. About two years later I was tested again for my brown belt and used my past failed to give me an advantage. …show more content…

My heart was jumping out of my chest the entire time I was getting ready and I was pretty sure I was going to hurl in the toilet. The drive to the Dojo was probably the worst. I pictured every possible thing I can do wrong during the test in my mind. In the end, the nerves won over and the rest was history. I was jumpy, scared and extremely nervous during the test. Feeling like a failure I was surprised I still got my belt. My teacher said it was because he knew I deserved it, but to me it did not feel like an achievement but instead like a

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