In my school students who tear down other students even if they are siblings get reprimanded. It is unacceptable behavior and unbecoming for a true martial artist. A true martial artist has dignity and is not petty. So even if that does not make your sister change and realize what she is doing you can still take the higher road. This is no small task for sure but can be done by ignoring people who have nothing better to do than watch you and see where they can tear you down and you continuing to train very hard and be the best you can be. The sweetest thing and best revenge will be when you can outdo them all and when there is no doubt that you are better than all of them. With that attitude you will win and you will never have to be mean to anybody to do this so you will not lose anything. I think you are believing what your sister is telling you and you have to quit that.
Murzy and Liondancer are correct.
Each person is different so each person's path to reach his goal is different.
My son got his first degree blackbelt by perservering and taking close to five years of training.
You can do it, if you don't quit.
Why do you have to measure yourself with how the world lokks at you?
Believe in yourself, train hard and never give up.
Besides why don't you practice by youself? Yes even at the house.
When I was training back in the day, I train everyday, in the gym and at home when I don't go.
Your training should give you self-confidence, discipline and focus and that's mostly all you need.
the journey to black belt requires perseverance. hang in there
Ok so I am 16, I just joined tkd a few months ago and I now have my yellow stripe. I really like it but there are a few things bothering me:/ so I got into it bc 1st my brother was doing it and then my parents wanted us all to join, I didn't really want to bc I think I'm to old now. I was really nervous bc I never really did any sports b4. I actually really kinda like it! My sister and I got asked into high performance (HP) 4 days in!! So I was preety nervous to go in with all of the big people, I hate it bc the easiest things are so hard for me to get & so easy for them:/ and bc I'm slower and I barely know my stuff from the regular class I am so slow in HP and it seems like everyone gets bothered waiting 4 me:( I've never felt so stupid in my life! I'm kinda shy at the begging but I have tried 2 talk 2 some of the people there but they don't always talk bck 2 me. So now I've tried to stay focused and just go there and learn, but my brother is calling me anti social!?!? What the heck?? He always makes fun of me at tkd. So now I have been trying 2 encourage myself, but every time I do and I gain my confidence my sister somehow always makes me nervous again. So I got really sick a couple of months ago so I could not really go, then this month I only went once! Bc I have been really busy with babysitting and work. So I feel so behind, and since I haven't been in awhile when I do go my body gets unused to it, so it gets so tiring:( I get so nervous and discouraged that I don't even stretch or practice at home anymore, I really want to buy I can't, I'm just so tired from everything.it feels like sometimes tht my sis discourages me on purpose so she gets some kinda encouragement and she gets better and thinks she is higher than me. She has done this kinda stuff b4 and I just let her get away with it bc I don't care bc she's my sister, and I don't know what to do. I'm not a quitter & there is something in me but it feels like I just can't sometimes:(pls help!thx!GodBless!
