Episode 8. Training for Life, Not for Rank
The conversation
About Tim Buckner.
Tim Buckner sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 8, “Training for Life, Not for Rank”.
Tim is a lifelong Isshinryu karateka from New York. Like Nick, he started training when he was six years old, and he grew up helping younger and lower-ranked students with their katas.
Today his son trains with him and his wife trains too. They have a small dojo in their basement, and after the kids go to bed, Tim and his wife often train together for 20 or 30 minutes.
He talks about the two years he spent away from karate, which showed him how much it was part of who he is, and about learning fatherhood one first at a time.
“I started when I was six years old”
“this is the first time we've done this as well”
From the episode
- Sometimes stepping away shows you how much something means to you.
- Your kids' firsts are your firsts too, so learn and grow with them.
- Time is the one thing you can't get back, so stay present.
- Discipline
- Isshinryu Karate
- Location
- New York
- Rank
- Black belt
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