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Man of Tao
In the parable of "A Man of Tao (Do) and a Little Man," a student asked, "What is the difference between a man of Tao and a little man?"
The sensei replies, "When the little man receives his first degree black belt, he can hardly wait to run home and shout at the top of his voice to tell everyone. Upon receiving his second degree black belt, he will climb to the rooftops and shout to the people. Upon receiving his third degree black belt, he will jump in his automobile and parade through town blowing the horn, telling everyone".
The sensei continues, "However, when a man of Tao receives his first degree black belt, he will bow his head in gratitude. Upon receiving his second degree black belt, he will bow his head and his shoulders. Upon receiving his third degree black belt, he will bow at the waist and quietly walk alongside the wall so that people will not see him or notice him".
How long to earn a black belt?
A young boy traveled across Korea to the school of a famous master. When he arrived at the school he was given an audience by the master.
"What do you wish from me?" the master asked.
"I wish to be your student and become a black belt. How long must I study?" the boy replied.
'"At least 10 years." the master answered.
"Ten years!" the boy exclaimed. "What if I studied twice as hard as all your other students?"
"Twenty years!" replied the master.
"Twenty years! What if I practice day and night with all my effort?" asked the boy.
"Thirty years!" was the master's reply.
"Why is it that each time I say I will work harder, you tell me that it will take longer?" the boy asked.
The master answered, "The answer is clear. When one eye is fixed upon your destination, there is only one eye left with which to find the Way.'"
Example of What a Black Belt Should NOT Be
6/7/2001, by Noel S. Brady, reporter for Eastside Journal in Washington State
A martial arts master yesterday struck a plea bargain with prosecutors and admitted to wielding a samurai sword that caused the death of a Bellevue business man. Hui Son Choe, 40, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the death of 37-year-old Ki Gol Lee, which occurred after an argument between the two men turned violent. King County Prosecutor's spokesman Dan Donohoe said the state will recommend a judge sentence Lee to 9½ years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 29.
At the time of the April 2000 melee, Choe lived in Spanaway and ran a martial arts school in Federal Way. A seventh-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Choe also was well respected as a master and innovator of Hap Ki Do, a lesser-known martial art about which he's written a book. A Korean immigrant who helped other Koreans secure home and business loans, Lee showed up at Choe's dojo and confronted him in a parking lot there, prosecutors say. Witnesses told police the two began arguing, but a fight broke out after Choe rushed Lee with a drawn samurai sword.The fight ended after Lee sustained a 2½-foot-long gash to his inner right thigh, severing his femoral artery. He died early the next morning at Harborview Medical Center.
Detectives followed a trail of blood into Choe's school. Inside, they found a bloody samurai sword and blood-spattered clothing that matched witness' descriptions of the sword fighter.They later arrested Choe at his Spanaway home. Donohoe said it's still unclear what the two men where arguing about. Prosecutors originally charged Choe with second-degree murder, but that charge was reduced for lack of evidence, he said. "We felt there were some proof problems to get murder-two,'' he said.
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