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Subject: Re: Belt rankings, promotions, etc. Author: Ses [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08:04:00 10/13/05 Thu In reply to: Steve Loftin 's message, "Belt rankings, promotions, etc." on 08:40:07 10/12/05 Wed "Everything is money in America." That's the phrase that remains in my head on the first day that I opened RingSkilz. A store owner (from Russia) gave me thoes words as a form of encouragement when he saw me moving into the building. When it comes to martial arts in the U.S. anyone who can obtain a buisness licence can call themselves "Master" of whatever art he/she wants.....even BJJ!!! You can't make them roll to prove or disprove their skills, they'll call the cops and hit you with an assault charge. ( I have seen black belts in BJJ that weren't very good and they were legit. I have also seen many blue belts in BJJ that were incredible. Not sure what difference any of that stuff makes.) The difference is Skill Scott, you nailed it in this sentence. People see it and recognize it, People are just better at different things. I once trained with a Wing Chun instructor who was quite reputable in the Maryland area. One night he was going over self defense senarios and I interrupted and asked "What would stop me from hitting you with a Double leg take down, pounding you out and then applying a submission?" He said, "Nothing.....but you still wouldn't know Wing Chun." What a revalation. I could've asked my boxing and kickboxing coach the same thing and the point would be made. I could've bothered my Judo coach everyday about strikes and the point would have been made. Therefore,I try to apply that lesson to everyone I train with in my lifetime. Everyone has something to offer. If you look without judgement, you'll find it. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Belt rankings, promotions, etc. Author: Ryan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:29:27 10/13/05 Thu Okay, you guys keep changing the standards. No one said anything about lying about rank, until now. How is it lying if you received a certain rank from a certain instructor? If X says, I got my black belt from Y, and Y confirms it, that's not lying. Just because you think Y isn't "legit" doesn't make it a lie. This is where the subjective side of things comes into play. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]