Share 'The Gift of Failure'

When I hear the determined statement, “Failure is not an option”, I reply, “Failure is Always an option”. I believe that is true of most endeavors, except when it comes to many martial arts ranking tests I’ve seen.   I have witnessed a ton of grading tests and with few exceptions they are all pro forma; it didn’t matter how badly the student did, they passed. The student knew it, the instructor…