I took the risk and never looked back.
It was soooo hard. It was soooo fun! It was complicated and frustrating and humiliating all at the same time, but I kept coming back for more.
Then one day, my mind clicked. Martial Arts? Visual Arts? Both artforms require a giant amount of grit and growth mindset! They both require you to take basic knowledge of skill and to learn to use them in a spontaneous way.
I donned the persona of “Master G.” (How many of YOU get to make up a secret identity?) I set up all of my units into Colored Belt Units. The students proceeded through the units one by one at their own pace. They started at White, went to Red, then went to Orange Belt, and so on.
🌈The Rising Phoenix Arts Dojo has been in place since 2017, and we have “graduated” 7 Black Belts through the entire program. It is tough. It shows an incredible amount of determination and investment to get this far. I can’t say how proud I am of these Student Apprentices.