What advice would you give a white belt who wants to achieve in his/her chosen art?

I'm personally not a white belt. I'm not even close to being good either, however this isn't about me.





I assume many of you are instructors or practice martial arts as career. If you spoke with an inexperienced white belt who was really interested in making a career out of his/her chosen art, what advice would you give him/her - assuming that he truly does want it and will remain motivated for years?What advice would you give a white belt who wants to achieve in his/her chosen art?
Long hours of training, lots of notes, don't be afraid to ask questions about the HOW of techniques, if you're having trouble...and make certain that you have a good working knowledge of the philosophical and historical aspects of the style as well...too many people I know can't even say who their teacher's teacher was. let along where how or when their art originated.





Keep a writen record of everything that you do and learn on a dialy basis...if possible make a photo or video record as well of yourself performing the techniques.





If you are goind to make a career out of the martial arts...then a minimum of 3 hours a dya outside of class is necessary to gain the necessary level of skill and physical conditioning to so that.





those are the baiscs...wish someone had told me those things (especially about keeping notes and the like) when I started back in 73, would make my current task of putting everything down a LOT easier, and after 33 years I have found that these things are the necessary foundati of a career n the martial arts. Also, IF you are planning to teach...take some business classes because you will definately NOT learn that end of it in martial ars class. If you are planning on becomin a professinal fighter...trust me...your body will hate you for it when you start getting close to 40 so be prepared...professional fighting is a lot of abuse on the body.





Hope that helps.....What advice would you give a white belt who wants to achieve in his/her chosen art?
I'm a green belt.And i'm only well belowww 18.Just keep on training.
Practice and get as involved as you can. The more you can read, and learn about the history etc etc, the better.
First.... Learn patience and don't take yourself too seriously.





Second.... Don't focus on the ';badges'; or ';belts';. Like the movie sensei said, ';Belt means no need rope to hold up pants.';





Third.... Don't focus on making it a career. Make it the training ground to learn about and develop your mind and spirit. If a career can be made out of the knowledge gained, great! However, it will pay off more if the main focus is not to get somewhere, but instead to focus on the process of learning and refining.
Making a career out of it? It's just like selling real estate. Make sure you have a financially secure backing such as a spouse or parents who can afford to pay your way for the interim.





It is not the most lucrative career for all but the top 1%. It can be extremely rewarding though for personal goals and achievements.





Best of luck if this is the path you choose.
practice until you hate your art. And in the end of it all you will love it with all of your heart.
I have a sign in my dojang (studio) that says ';a black belt is a white belt who didn't quit';. Attitude will beat aptitude every time. Assuming the person is in a good school, just work hard %26amp; listen to your instructor. As an instructor, I can tell you that I give extra attention to students who make special effort.
Work as hard you can and try to get experience in all aspects. Have fun! If you really want to make a career out of this sport then you should be able to. Good Luck!
Where do I begin grasshopper? Find a good teacher. One way of measuring this is to find out how good his/her pupils are, how long they have been training for etc.Enjoy what you are doing. Don't hero worship anyone. Most important though is 'don't look at the fingker look at de mooon.'
Most of us that are instructors are just scraping by or have day jobs. I work 8 hours a day five days a week doing tech support, and then Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I teach Kung Fu classes after work. It's more than paying the rent for the school, but I can't retire on it. Maybe some day.





It's a competitive market, and all of your students know it's a luxuary item, so if your prices go up a nickle, you loose students, but at the sime time your rent goes up ever three years and the price of food is always climbing.





The other ways to make a living at it are competing, and acting. Good luck acting. Get a good manager. As for competing, best of luck after the first time you break a couple of bones. You have to get to a national level before you can go pro, which will take lots of dedication, and be prepared for a lot of wounded pride on the way up.
The discipline and hours of devotion required to perfect the marital arts is NOT for everyone. Most of the students who study do NOT complete their studies into the upper belt levels (brown %26amp; black). But for those that do, the martial arts provide a great sense of beauty, peace, inner-strength, physical strength, control, and discipline.
Practice, practice, practice. Don't worry about where you think you want to go. One day you'll wake up and know where you are.
A career out of martial arts????


I am a traditionalists and do not believe in making money from the arts.


As such my advise would be to find a real career path but continue to train with all your heart.





it is OK to really enjoy something but not make money from it.
Make sure you enjoy what you are doing, and pracitce, practice, practice.