[sirdarksol]

Originally Posted by disgruntled

and yeah i understand that running classes are part of being a black belt. i just found that at my hapkido school it got to an unhealthy level. i still had to pay my class fees, but i spent all my time training low belts, never worked up a mild swet and on top of that was expected to pay for the up keep of the school (and it is not like the master could not afford it, he is just that cheep) in addition to our black belt club fees. and we only had one class a month where we got to learn new things or practice our advanced techniques. i need a school that has class where students learn new skills at least once a week........ and personally i think that black belts should pay less not more. it should be a step towards becoming a peer with your master, not further subserviant.

That is just wrong. I think the black belts in my karate class still have to sign up for it, and they do spend much of the class time teaching the younger belts, but the majority of the class is devoted to drills and grappling maneuvers, so they get to practice stuff, and then they usually stay late or come early and learn for themselves.