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KARATE KOMMENTS
By Jim Riddell,
Seaway Karate Club Setting a goal

oal setting is something that most of us do in our Karate, with its progressive belt ranking is a great model for
Geveryday lives without even realizing it. The weekend the SMART system. Each belt level has a specific curriculum
is approaching: the grass needs to be cut, the car should be and progress can be measured as new techniques are learned.
washed, there are several errands to run and the game plan Every belt level will challenge you, but with hard work it is also
is to get this all accomplished on Saturday. You set a goal for achievable. Each belt rank will take a certain amount of time to
yourself and maybe on Saturday things may change somewhat achieve and a timeframe is needed. Without a timeframe, it is

and plans may need to be adjusted. Goal setting in martial arts no longer a goal. It always helps if you write your goals down
is no different than elsewhere in life. When someone makes the and track your progress. Those notes may come in handy later
decision to start taking classes it is most often with a goal in on. Specific: Be as specific as possible about the goal that you
mind. A few of the more common ones are to increase fitness would like to achieve. If you are working towards your next belt
level, lose a few pounds, pick up some self-defense skills or to level you would write – I will earn my (next rank) by (specific
grow ones social circle. Several years ago I received a phone date) and specify the needed requirements to attain that rank.
call from a 72 year old man inquiring about earning the first belt Measurable: As each new requirement is learned, progress can
level in karate. He had a bucket list and earning a karate belt be measured. Achievable: A goal should challenge you, but if for
was one of the things on his list. Several months later he had some reason you have suffered a setback, things can be tweaked

met the requirements and proudly received his yellow belt and a bit. Better to adjust than to abandon. Realistic: A goal should
certificate. With this box checked, it was now on to the next thing be something that needs to be reached for but shouldn’t be
on his bucket list. One of if not the best ways to goal set is to impossible to grasp. Time Based: Put a timeframe on your goal.
use the S.M.A.R.T. system which first appeared in a 1981 issue On the way to earning your next belt set a date, but also have a
of Management Review as a way for managers to set goals and few “check-in” points along the way. This is quite helpful when
objectives. This acronym has become the gold standard for goal learning the various requirements and still allowing for time to
setting and can be used anywhere. When setting a goal it must polish them before the grading. Karate Quote: “A Black belt is
be: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. a White belt that never quit”.

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