I had the priviledge to help judge an inhouse shotokan tournament for white belts. This was a priviledge because unless we do some of these after the years we forget that the "beginner mind" is still alive and well.
A couple of new black belts were asked to help also so they could get the experience of judging in a formal format. I observed that they were very quick to say "no you go first" in regards to sitting in a panel. This is normal and OK in that they realized that their expertise wasn't in the logistics of a tournament only in the action of fighting or running kata.
The take away for me is that whether we are old hats or new Black Belts the "beginner mind" never leaves....
Train often..
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