“GREEN SIGNIFIES GROWTH, JUST AS A SEED BURSTS FORTH FROM THE EARTH AND SENDS UP LEAVES. GREEN-BELT STUDENTS HAVE A FIRM FOUNDATION OF MARTIAL ARTS KNOWLEDGE ON WHICH TO BUILD AS THEY PRACTICE AND REFINE THEIR SKILLS.”
~GWEN BRUNO, LIVESTRONG.COM
I became a little more humble at green belt. We were now sparring with the upper belts and getting our asses handed to us with some frequency, and I realized there was still a ways to go. I knew all the moves, all the strikes, all the defensive maneuvers, but simply knowing the right way to do something doesn’t necessarily make it easy to do.
That part takes practice.