I’ve seen some employers get scared when they see martial arts on my resume. It was one reason why I took it off.
It’s a good way to trigger the extreme pacifists. Recently I twisted it to say I teach/taught (half-truth, I don’t teach Kung Fu, but I taught TKD for a few years). Gives me a means of explaining that not only do I have to pass background checks (to work with kids), but I have to adapt to people of different ages and abilities/impairments.
Do not put that you practice martial arts on a job resume, that will red flag you as a potentially violent employee. I don’t put any hobbies on a resume, and I have never been asked my hobbies in a job interview.
I actually have on multiple occasions. It’s a pretty normal question to feel you out, because a lot of the interview process isn’t so much what you answer as how you answer it. Much like asking about your weaknesses, personality, and all that other stuff that doesn’t really have anything to do with your qualifications and/or you aren’t going to answer honestly because you want the job. They’re trying to gauge if you’re a functioning individual capable of handling social interaction on a daily basis without making all your co-workers uncomfortable and unproductive. But yeah, don’t put shit like that on your resume. By all means, if they ask about your hobbies, talk about it, but bringing it up first without a lead-in can end up coming off as if you don’t have any “real” qualifications and are grasping at straws, or that you are obsessed with it to the point you have to tell people in your vicinity about it at every opportunity.
But I’ve gotten jobs off interviews where I sperged out about arthouse movies or history. It’s all about keeping it at the appropriate level for the appropriate time. Hobbies are good, particularly ones that involve social interaction, because it shows you have interests outside of work and are not some antisocial robot. Most people think martial arts are cool, but if you start going nuts about the minutiae you’re going to come off as a weirdo. Hide your power level. Say you do martial arts, what styles, and then politely answer questions succinctly.
Dudes talking about putting their martial arts stuff on resumes?
Oh lord, we trying to get roles as random scrub number 13 in a new direct to video Seagal flick?
I think you shouldn’t bring up martial arts at all. On the rare occasion you’re talking to someone who is seemingly physically capable or who is maybe branding his military career achievement on the wall, maybe you can bring it up.
A lot of guys don’t want to be threatened for sure not physically but also from a career stand point so you have to come off or put on an appearance and act that caters to that sheepish motherfucker.
Removing it off my primary resume since I’ve recently made different copies. I thought of it as sophomoric at first, but I never thought it would make me come off as potentially violent. Me being a giant black man definitely doesn’t help either. I primarily listed my competition under my art and dance experience/extracurricular segment on my resume. Thank you for the input.
If you worked for your instructor I’d use them as a reference. If they’re just a personal reference, personal references in general hold fairly little weight. Anyone can hit up a teacher they like or coach or Mum’s best friend to get a glowing review. Employers tend to focus a lot more on references from places you’ve worked at and in that case I’d definitely include an instructor if you taught at his school.
Nah, I’m a club member at the university. Student black belts do instruct classes though.
people dont understand the difference in degrees. black belt is a black belt for the mainstream populace.
something im working on in bjj
I remember when we were aged 10 our school had a compulsory martial arts class that everyone had to take. My best friend then complained to the teacher that he didn’t want to take the class and he was punished and made to stand similar to this position but on flat cemented floor. The class become optional a couple of months later and me and my friend pulled out. Haven’t tried any martial arts since then.
My currenty GF soon to be next level almost didn’t date me because I told her I used to be a boxer and she thought I was overly violent lol.
Its interesting that some sports call it Nanadan rather than Shichidan. Like Kendo is Nana but Judo is shichi.
Also most martial arts do not have a Judan anymore.
Funny because you say that because my fiance has never exactly found it cool. Kind of discourages me from it due to the danger and not wanting me to get hurt
Wifey knew i loved mma and encouraged me to train 7 years ago
I got her into judo and muay thai because i sold her on the self defense and workout factor
Her leg kicks are fucking brutal
Her hands are actually pretty damn good.
I still bought her oc spray and a rape whistle though
Where I live there hasn’t been a recorded rape in my memory. It’s incredibly safe. Worst thing that happens in this town is a husband punches his wife. Whenever anyone gets caught doing anything it makes the paper. Like everytime a place gets robbed which isn’t often it’s in the paper.
I got my girl into boxing now too. She’s doing her own classes like spin, yoga or dance during my Kendo days but we work out together with my cross training crew during my off days of Kendo. I’ve got her into some pretty intense cross training workouts plus shes getting legit at boxing and is understanding the appeal now. She even comes to watch the fights these days. So im really happy with that. I dont think we’re working any boxing for self defense. Just for workout sake. Shes less than 120 pounds and she can toss pretty well but I really wouldn’t want her relying on that as a form of ‘self-defense’.
The other great thing about me doing Kendo 4+ nights a week is that as a Japanese girl she understands the life of most Kendoka who are serious about sports. So she supports me even though we’re both super busy. She might even join eventually which would be sick since she actually loves Kendo. She knows that real japanese Kendoka practice 2x a day 5 days a week and then the weekends are for tournaments, so 4 days a week 1x a day really isnt THAT bad. I’m excited for when she starts. It would be awesome for us to both play together.
Meh
Maybe because this is la and there are so many dbags in soCal but i like knowing wifey can legit beat up people
That is a turn on for me
The fuck!!! I was going to post that Aikido video yesterday. LMAO!!!
classic