Indianapolis Martial Arts Instructor Prepares to Promote to 5th Dan Through "The Ultimate Black Belt Test"

James Theros, owner of Level 10 Martial Arts College, will be taking a 13-month long test to promote to his 5th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, and Hapkido

(PRWEB) December 19, 2004 -- Indianapolis Martial Arts instructor, James Theros, is embarking on a special journey in the year 2005. He is in the pursuit of his 5th Degree black belt, an achievement that will have been 28 years in the making.

Mr. Theros, owner of Indianapolis' "Level 10 Martial Arts College" located on Indy's South Side since 1995 says that this will be the most difficult task he has ever undertaken.

"I'm required to do 15 minutes of meditation 7 days a week for 13 months straight. On top of that I have to mend 3 relationships or right 3 wrongs that I have done in my life."

Those two things alone would probably send most hopefuls packing in despair, but not Theros. He says he is looking forward to the challenge for many reasons.

"I want to test myself again. I want to see just what this body and mind can accomplish at this stage in my life." I'm 36 this year which is retirement age for most guys who do what I do as a profession," says Theros.

"I also look at this as an opportunity to display to my students that anything is possible if you just believe in yourself and get out there and be willing to fall down a few times. I want to be able to demonstrate that leaders lead by example."

The Ultimate Black Belt Test (www.ultimateblackbelttest.com) is just that. It is the most demanding black belt test there is in the world of Martial Arts, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Kung Fu, etc...

There are only 30 candidates allowed to participate throughout the entire world each year and this year James is one of them.

The test is one that is customized to each participant, based on what Martial Arts background he or she has. There are, however a few things that will be congruent with each of the participants.

These include the following:
52,000 push ups and crunches by completion date, 1000 rounds of sparring (sport fighting), 20 hours of boxing practice with a certified coach, reality-based self-defense training, indonesian weaponry training in Kali or Escrima (based on the use of either a single or double stick or knife), 1000 repetitions of their individualized testing requirements (including 10 public performances of those requirements).

And that is only the physical side of things. Next, the participants will have to read a minimum of 12 books on philosophy, motivation or management (something that James Theros has already met the qualifactions for many times over, as he usually reads a book each week).

They will also be required to participate in Anthony Robbins 30-day Program on personal development, participate in the "Body for Life" program (which includes daily exercise 6 days per week and a regimented diet program as well).

Probably one of the most unique things about the test is that each participant will have to undergo 3 days of "empathy training," in which they will have to be in a wheel chair for an entire day, wear a blind fold for an entire day and go 24 hours without speaking.

Each participant must also perform and log a minimum of 1,000 acts of kindness and be responsible for 50,000 such acts throughout their community.

The participants must also accomplish 10 personal victories in their lives. Theros will attempt to accomplish one of them by taking a 10 day trip to the orient this year.

In addition to all of that, the participants will fly out to various locations 3 times to undertake special tasks that are assigned. One of those tasks will be building a home for a needy family out of recycled material that will be considered a "work of art."

The test is a long and grueling one but when the participants have finished, they will have basicaly transformed themselves physically, mentally and spiritually in a way that nothing else could.

James is nervous and excited about beginning the task ahead of him. "I made the committment by paying a non-refundable fee of $1500 and then have committed to having $300 taken out of my checking account each month for this program. I believe that when a person makes a committment both mentally, orally, and monetarily, he will be much more likely to achieve his goal. I shall not fail."

For more information on James Theros or Level 10 Martial Arts College log onto: www.level10martialarts.com
or call 782-8000.

http://www.level10martialarts.com

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