BeltRise, Your Journey

Take your time, and no need to do it all at once. Tap Save & finish later at any point and we will email you a link to carry on where you left off, on this device or any other. Every question is optional, and the best stories are in the detail, so write it the way you would tell a student, not the way you would write a report. Feel free to have someone help you type.

You

Your name Your club, or gym Your grade, belt or rank Your style, school or organisation How many years have you trained, and how many have you taught? If you have a bio, about page or profile online, paste the link (optional)

How it began

What first pulled you towards ? How old were you, and what do you still remember of your very first class?

Your teachers

Who were the teachers who shaped you most, and what did each one give you?

The turning points

Was there a moment you nearly gave it up? What kept you training? A grading, a fight, a competition, an injury or a failure that changed you.

Teaching

Why do you teach? What do you want every student to carry away, even the ones who never come back?

Wisdom to pass on

The lessons you'd want your students to hear.

If your students remembered just one thing you taught them, what would you want it to be? What would you say to a nervous beginner on their very first night?

The cost, and the joy

What has your art cost you? And what has it given you? A story from your years of training that still makes you laugh. Where do you hope the art goes after you?

Sharing your story

This is entirely your choice. It's your story to keep or to give.

How would you be happy for your story to be used? Would you ever be open to telling your story on camera?

We're hoping to start a series interviewing instructors like you, in your own words. No pressure, just gauging interest.

Your email (optional, only if you'd like us to check anything back with you)

Pass on your story

Tell your story, .

You

How it began

Your teachers

The turning points

Teaching

Wisdom to pass on

The cost, and the joy

More of the story

Sharing your story

Thank you,