Diplomats

 

                Diplomats focus on empathy and cooperation, shinning in diplomacy and counselling. People belonging to this type of gro0up are cooperative and imaginative, often playing the role of harmonizer in the workplace or social circles. These traits make Diplomats warm, empathetic and influential individuals, but also cause issues when there is a need to rely exclusively on cold rationality or make difficult decisions.

 

INFJ

The Councilor/Protector - Quiet and mystical, yet very inspiring and tireless idealists!

 

Description: The INFJ or Councilor is by nature creative nurturers with a strong sense of personal integrity and a drive to help others realize their potential. They have an unique ability to be in tune with others emotions and motivations. They have a strong ability to read others and often understand how they feel better and before the person does. Sensitive and reserved they tend to be a private sort and selective about who they share their inner thoughts and feelings with.

 

Very Rare the INJF is less than 1% of the population but leave their mark on the world. As Diplomats the INJF as an inborn sense of idealism and morality, but they are not idle dreamers and capable of taking concreate steps to realize their goals and make lasting positive improvements. The INJF sees their purpose in life in helping others, but not on a day to day basis all the time, more in finding the root of the issue and correcting it so people do not need rescuing in the first place.

 

INFJ’s have a unique set of traits, soft spoken but with strong opinions and will fight tirelessly for an idea that they believe in. They are decisive and strong willed but don’t use any energy for personal gain. They act with creativity, imagination and conviction and are very sensitive to creating balance. They are a bit naïve and feel that love and compassion can overcome the tyrants in life.  

 

They find it easy to make connections with others and are seen as warm, sensitive and very friendly. While they do well in groups they need time to decompress alone and find their center again or they will become agitated and chaotic.

 

The INJF is also good at promotion as it is related to emotional contact and connections, they enjoy reading, writing, cultural events and socializing in small groups. They also have an appreciation of playing music or listening to music.

 

Strengths: INJF’s are very creative and insightful people. They combine a vivid imagination with passion and a strong sense of compassion to creatively resolve issues and conflict. They can also see through dishonesty and disingenuous motives. They step past manipulation and sales tactics and into a more honest discussion. They are often seen as inspiring and convincingly warm people. They are good orators and speak warmly and with passion as long as they believe in what they are talking about. They are also very decisive and follow through with ideas and plans well. They have a strong sense of right and wrong and the will power to back up any plan they put in place. This shows their determination and passion as well and they will do anything and go anyplace that would help them solve issues they have a great deal of passion over. They are also Altruistic in their approach. They don’t think about themselves they focus on the plight of others and will go to any length to help others.

 

Weakness:: The INJF can be very sensitive, overly sensitive to any aggression or criticizing of a cause or principle they have. Do not question their motives or you will get a strong response and be on the persons bad side for a long time.  They can also be extremely private people, to the point of being slightly neurotic they do not often open up well and will hid behind an image or retreat to privacy when they need to show their true side to others. They are also regularly perfectionists that are never happy and have never done enough for their cause, which they must always have a cause to work for! And lastly they never look after themselves and burn out easily under the stress of the cause they are serving.

 

Famous: Martin Luther king Jr. Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Carter, Goethe, Mohandas Gandi, Jimmy Carter.

 

How they fair in Karate: The Councilor does very well in Karate and will make a great instructor. They lack the “RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW” kind of focus, but they work well focusing on long term goals and also work well with others. They need Karate to distress and get past social issues they have and also need to distress to take care of them.

 

How to teach them Karate: Give them long term goals and the instructor will focus on keeping them focused on the day to day work. They will do well with all aspects of Karate training as long as they keep their eyes forwards.  Keep reminding them that there is a life beyond the Shodan test and once they reach that you need to refocus them.

 

What to Expect: very caring and very fun people, they can be a bit intense and they can be undirected in the short term so getting to class is an issue but they have dreams and they have a purpose to reach so as long as they can get over the day to day stuff they are good.

 

Conclusion: its all about helping others and the maintenance of their integrity! The INJF is a helper and they campaign for causes, a bit of a crusader they will always find something to back and a cause to be part of. This kind of person is unrelenting in their approach to helping others, but needs to be forced, often, into taking care of themselves.

 

 

INFP

 

The Idealist/ Dreamer - Poetic, kind and altruistic people, always eager to help a good cause!

 

Description: A true idealist, always looking for the good in everyone and every event! Looking for ways to make things better and seen as calm, reserved and even shy they have a inner flame and passion that can truly shine through in the things they do, if not in interaction with them.  4% of the population falls under this personality they are often challenged to find like-minded people to be creative with, but when they do its magic and lots of art and creativity will follow.

 

When looking at how to move forwards they will try and honor beauty, morality and virtue and have purity in their intent, not rewards or punishment. INFP often communicates easily with others and uses metaphors and parables to do so. They create images in the way they speak and are very creative in their work. They often make great poets, writers and actors as they are good at self-expression; they understand themselves and their place in the world. Most of the INFP often are gifted at communication and pick up other languages easily. They desire harmony and beauty and helps them find their calling.

 

INFP’s are concerned with authentic emotion and seek, inside themselves, to understand how they work and how they interact with others. If they feel pressured by false intentions from someone they tend to recoil from this interaction and form deep judgments about others based on being done wrong.

 

Strengths: INFP’s are idealistic and open minded. They tend to be seen as optimistic and have an unshakable belief in other people. They are very creative and also seek and value Harmony. They tend to have no interest in having power over others and would rather create art and beauty and prefer a democratic approach over having one leader. They are also very passionate and energetic and dedicated and hard working. This combination makes hard work fun for them and they will often undertake hours of creative process to find a single source of beauty or create a single piece of art and they also value this in others.

 

Weakness: often they are to idealistic and go too far with this. When they find “evil” in the world it can crush them mentally and emotionally. They also give far too much of themselves and are often broke and don’t value money as a source of happiness so they suffer greatly and own little in life. They are also impractical and do things for the simple pleasure of doing it; they often take their creative process to far and forgo eating and drinking in the pursuit of their art. The thought of dealing with Data and office work does not appeal to them; in fact they find that to constrictive and would not deal with it. They also take things very personally. Any Criticisms of a person will cause internal turmoil and conflict. They are also very private, reserved and prefer to let their creations speak for them. They are notoriously difficult to deal with in the “real world” when trying to talk nuts and bolts.

 

Famous:  William Shakespeare, JRR Tolkien, Johnny Depp, Homer, Virgil.

 

How they fair in Karate: watching others fail will kill them, but failure in themselves is not that bad as long as it comes with an upbeat description as to why. They tend to gravitate towards being good Sempais or instructors and truly do care about their students.

 

How to teach them Karate: the idealist will be sensitive and will want to see that what they are being taught is accurate but will also connect deeply with other students as well. They won’t excel at any one area of Karate over another and may shock you in that they make great Kumite people. Be very careful how you critique this personality type as they tend to take things personally, show the good and the bad and most importantly show them the right path after telling them they are wrong.  

 

What to Expect: very caring and very empathic students that tend to connect with others emotions even though they are quiet about this and don’t respond the same as other empathy based types do. You may have that feeling of pulling teeth when trying to get them to express themselves to you and you have to be careful to read them and watch to see what kind of reaction you get.  They will also be overly giving and dedicate themselves to a cause to a fault, keep an eye that they are not doing to much for the group.

 

Conclusion: kind hearted and altruistic with a vivid and creative imagination. They are good at overcoming challenges but always seek harmony in doing so. They can be very hard working and often taken on family tasks and family responsibilities that others don’t, they also often support others who become lazy or seek them out because they are lazy and will mooch off of their good nature as long as they can. In life they are the dreamers and the idealists but they also push hard to get things done and have an incredible creative side based on emotion and aesthetics.

 

 

ENFJ

 

The Coach/Teacher/Giver- Charismatic and inspiring leaders, able to mesmerize their listeners.

 

Description: ENFJ”s are natural leaders with tones of charisma and passion. They are great politicians or coaches and teachers. They reach out and inspire others to achieve and to do well in the world. With a natural confidence that begets influence they take a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together and to improve themselves and their community.

 

Often seen as having stronger personalities and radiating authenticity, concern and altruism, they are unafraid to speak up for themselves and use their voice for others as well. They are natural and easy communicators especially in person. They bounce easily between logic and raw emotion and use this to motivate everyone to meet and exceed goals and are often very eloquent and can mesmerize others with their speeches.  

 

They can also analyze feelings and emotion very well and read people very well. They are genuinely caring people who talk the talk and walk the walk!  Nothing makes them happier than leading the charge, uniting and motivating their team and infectious enthusiasm.

 

Often acting as catalysts for human growth in others because of their ability to see potential in other people and inspire them with their Charisma. Focused on Values and vision and they are passionate about the possibilities of other people. Very energetic and driven they often have a lot on their plates. They are very aware of human suffering and tend to be optimistic and forward thinking and see opportunity for improvement and will go for it.

They tend to be ambitious but not in a self-serving way; rather they feel personally responsible for making the world a better place. They are humanitarians and often stretch out their good deeds to include those not directly around them. Natural teachers they also tend to organize people  and take charge in instances when coaching and feedback is needed and encourage others to grow and work towards a specific goal. Great communicators, talented at using words to connect with others and they are also perceptive people and enjoy talking about relationships and emotion.

 

Most ENFJ’s are more often women but also very successful coaches and teachers.

 

Strengths: the ENFJ’s are extremely tolerant of others and often make great caregivers. They are also true team players and listen to others easily. They admit they don’t have all the answers and they listen to others ideas even if they are counter to their own. They are reliable and find it unthinkable to let down others. They are also very charismatic leaders and great coaches. They are warm and selfless and put others needs high on their priority list.

 

Weakness:: They can be overly idealistic and get caught off guard when they find situations and circumstances that don’t go with the principles they have adopted. They can bury themselves in helping others and get lost easily because they are overly self-less. They are also overly sensitive and react poorly to criticism and also suffer from a fluctuation of self-esteem. They also struggle to make tough decisions and get caught up imagining all the consequences of their actions.

 

Famous:  Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Sean Connery, Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Jordan, John Cusack

 

How they fair in Karate: Goal oriented and focused they do very well in Karate and they end up being great natural coaches as instructors or seniors. They can be a bit sensitive and prefer a light hand during critiques but they react well and work diligently to overcome weaknesses. While they thrive in Kata and Kihon training and have a easy time in social gatherings they tend to be geared towards helping others and need to focus more on themselves in training.

 

How to teach them Karate: Gentle feedback, lots of work and push them to excel for themselves before they turn to coaching others. They want to help others so much that they can “step out of line” to do so and you have to gently push them back in line to focus on their own work. Push them to stop thinking and just do it, they get bogged down in self-doubt far too much and then fail to react. Once they get to one set of goals (Shodan) you have to remind them that there is much more to Karate than the first step!

 

What to Expect: these are the kinds of students you want as an instructor when it comes to team training, if there is not team training they still seek out social settings in the club so it’s important to keep them focused. They will make great instructors and seniors in your club.

 

Conclusion: Few personality types are as inspiring and charismatic as ENFJs. Their idealism and vision allow ENFJs to overcome many challenging obstacles, more often than not brightening the lives of those around them. ENFJs' imagination is invaluable in many areas, including their own personal growth.  They will also do well when helping and instructing or coaching others. Great life coaches, teachers, athletic coaches and because of their giving nature they tend to gravitate towards charity work and just plain helping others.

 

ENFP

 

The Champion/Inspirer - Enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who can always find a reason to smile.

 

Description: The true free spirit! ENFP’s are often the life of the party but less interested in sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than in enjoying the social and emotional connections they make with others. 7% of the population make up this group. They are able to read between the lines of life with a curiosity and energy. They tend to see life as a big complex puzzle and see it through a prism of emotion, compassion and mysticism and they are always looking for a deeper meaning.

 

They are people centric creators with a focus on possibilities and a contagious enthusiasm for new ideas, people and activities. Energetic and warm, full of passion…they love to help others explore their creative potential.  Both agile and expressive communicators, using wit and humor and a mastery of language to create an engaging conversation. Imaginative and original, ENFP’s often have a strong artistic side.

 

They crave creativity and freedom and are fiercely independent. Because of the spark of creativity and the outgoing personality they are often thrust into the lime light and draw a crowd and serve as a crowd leader! They however loath the leadership position as it comes with responsibility they don’t want. They often miss read signals and get mixed messages from friends. While they seek harmony and tranquility they also love the pure chaos and insanity of the creative process. They spend a lot of time exploring social relationships and their imagination, empathy and courage produce great results.

 

Strengths: The ENFP is very curios and will dig into things with great energy. They also want to explore and experience things amount hesitate to step out of their comfort zone to do so. They are imaginative and open minded and see all things in life as a big puzzle. They are observant and believe that there is no irrelevant actions in life. They notice all things and never miss a moment. They are also very energetic and enthusiastic and for new connections and ideas easily. They don’t hold their tongues very well and show great enthusiasm when the moment takes them.  Because of their creativity and energy and being an extrovert they are excellent communicators and also know how to kick back and relax. All of this makes them very popular and friendly. They live life to the fullest!

 

Weakness:: They have very poor practical skills and less interest in developing them! They also have a hard time focusing, they are explorers and don’t stop to focus on a task, they would rather see it and keep moving. They also over think things, when they have to look at something to long they start to see things that are not present, issues and underlying motives that are not actually present. They stress out easily because they over think things. Because they are sensitive and over think things this leads to a great deal of stress. Also being highly emotional they tend to push to much of the emotion into their stressful situations like gas on a fire. They also don’t like being part of a group. They are independent to a fault and have issues with authority figures telling them what to do. They prefer to be masters of their own fait!

 

Famous:  Robert Downey Junior, Meg Ryan, Robin Williams, Sandra Bullock, Andy Rooney,

 

How they fair in Karate: This will be one of the more common new students that you get that comes in by themselves as an adult. They want to explore and want to learn, but they have very poor focus and may frustrate you. They will get bogged down in the details of things and may stop training if they don’t get a lot of assistance working with the details. They are also very emotional and stressed out so they NEED to train to get rid of all that. Push them hard and watch them blossom. Also, they will make fantastic champions of your club if they stay around long enough. It will become a cause for them and you will have a great advocate for your programs.

 

How to teach them Karate: be very respectful of their feelings and when you do correct them do so in a logical way that does not use emotion. Give them lots of training in basics and get their brain to shut down and let the body do what it has to. Hard classes mixed with deep Karate strategy and philosophy will work their mind and their body. They need to distress a lot so get them tired and then stretch them out.

 

What to Expect: The Champion is a champion for a cause only, give them a cause and they will shine and support the group and your club. They can be seen as a star supporters of your club and will drive its success!

 

Conclusion: Few personality types are as creative and charismatic as ENFPs. Known for their idealism and enthusiasm, ENFPs are good at dealing with unexpected challenges and brightening the lives of those around them. ENFPs' imagination is invaluable in many areas, including their own personal growth.