do you feel your dojo member is a like a family do u have social outings like drinking, clubbing, wedding and birthday invites ?
My dojo members are some of my closer friends <3 And we have tons of social outings. I train with a bunch of older people (I'm the only under-aged person there xD ). :) So they don't let me go drinking with them. But we do a bunch of other things. :)
would u protect each other say if you saw your fellow martial artists getting beaten on the street?
My fellow dojo members are not people that others would want to have a fight with. ^^ But I'll definitely be on their team if they need it <3
would u help them with money or shelter if they went through a bad time?
Definitely!
^^ We go through hell-like practices together and our martial art is also a team sport. So at the tournaments, we watch each other's individual matches and then during the team matches.. we fight together like a ninja clan :D
"do you feel your dojo member is a like a family do u have social outings like drinking, clubbing, wedding and birthday invites ?"
Yes some of the people I've grown close to feel like extended family. And yes we do social things from time to time. In fact, I probably do more with them than my own birth family.
"would u protect each other say if you saw your fellow martial artists getting beaten on the street"
I would assist almost anyone I saw being attacked so this is an irrelevant question. It would be like seeing any close friend or family member, my reaction would be automatic.
would u help them with money or shelter if they went through a bad time?
"does it feel like a family"
Like extended family. Many of my classmates feel like brothers and sisters, and the kids feel like nephews and nieces.
At my school we would have an anniversary and annual Christmas party. They would be pot luck and everyone would sign up to bring some type of food and everyone had a great time at them. It was a chance to get to know parents and students a little bit better. Also after testing we would always go out for dinner at a local watering hole near by that was very kid and family friendly and then I was picking up the tab for that. This way students and parents felt they were getting something more than just a belt and certificate for testing and those were also some great times. When I got married all my students and parents were invited to our wedding and a number of them came. At the same time I also learned to be careful in some ways and draw a line there and not become too attached to some or they to me so that things could always be more objective for everyone and a good instructor-student relationship maintained.
As for protecting them I would do that for most anyone that I saw being beaten in the street and there were a couple of families that I provided Christmas for because of the layoff of parents. By taking an interest in them while also being careful to maintain high standards and a good instructor-student relationship it was easier to deal with most situations and problems that might come up as well as easier to motivate students to work and train harder and better.
Definitely. My dojo is like a large family. We help each other out with many things that are unrelated to martial arts. I would definitely protect/help them if they were getting hurt as that is what you do for the people in your dojo. In kung fu schools you see them calling each other brothers. I am lucky to have that where I train.
The only way I would accept anyone is if they understood that on my floor, we are family.
Clubbing? That's kid-crap.
Going somewhere for good food and camaraderie is always the norm.
Ultimate respect for each other, concern, support.. all these things.
If you see someone with whom you had conflict with in the past, the conflict ends there or go somewhere else.
My dojo, my floor, is my home. If you choose to enter my home, you become family and all else goes out the door.
Yes I do. We do celebrate each others birthdays, and a few of us gather for holidays.
Some I'm even close then my family members.
And yes I would protect them if it came too it as well, just like they would protect me.
Simple answer would be YES to a lot of the guys and girls that have been in the game for a while, regardless of your outside of class lifestyle when you share a common bond with your chosen Art.
Family might be taking it a bit far, liking your family or not is irrelevant, they're still your family. I'm good friends with a lot of guys from my gym and while I was still practicing Karate, there are others who I have no connection with aside from training.
I think they all hated me because I was such a douche... Probably because when they said bad things to me I "burned" them and everyone goes "oooooooooooo snap"
do you feel your dojo member is a like a family do u have social outings like drinking, clubbing, wedding and birthday invites ?
would u protect each other say if you saw your fellow martial artists getting beaten on the street
would u help them with money or shelter if they went through a bad time?
does it feel like a family
