"Black Belt Hall of Famer Creates New Style"

[shaolin-warrior]

LOL, now the thread doesn't make any sense. LOL

For anyone who reads this thread and wants to know, I spoke of the person by name and after posting realized that was inappropriate so i deleted my post. Sorry

[Britt]

Good Answer Bro!

Thanks. It's almost five on a Friday, so my brain is clearing up.

[DickHardman]

What do you think of this statement? What do you think of this concept? Why are so many people claiming to invent so many styles?

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that right there is why people try to invent their own styles.


i knew a martial artist who opened his own mcdojo and str8 up invented his own art which was nothing more than mcdojo tkd mixed with some bjj lessons he took. this guy tried to pass his art off as some obscure street fighting system from the middle east lol. i know this because this guy trained came to our gym to learn those bjj basics, and he left after a few months.

in fact, heres an article on the guys school....

http://www.svcn.com/archives/wgresident/03.27.02/ngbrs-0213.html

[Tant01]

What do you think of this statement? What do you think of this concept? Why are so many people claiming to invent so many styles?

Who cares? ..............

Stick (cane) fighting techniques have been around for centuries.

There is nothing NEW about it but a name...

TANJOJUTSU (SUTTEKI JUTSU) by any other name is still a (walking) stick style.

[Hardball]

Who cares? ..............

Stick (cane) fighting techniques have been around for centuries.

There is nothing NEW about it but a name...

TANJOJUTSU (SUTTEKI JUTSU) by any other name is still a (walking) stick style.

My Friend, the issue is the self awarded rank. What do you think of the issue?

[Tant01]

Eh, no big deal...

My Friend, the issue is the self awarded rank. What do you think of the issue?

It is a non issue. It means nothing to me. If he wants to be the grand master of his own style... so, what?

He bleeds and breaths like all the rest (of us).

[Hardball]

If I create my own style and award myself, lets say 3rd Dan and then promote myself every 4 or 5 years until I reach 10th--Am I a fraud? Or should I just start out with a high Dan? Enquiring minds wanna know.

[Tant01]

C'mon HB!

If I create my own style and award myself, lets say 3rd Dan and then promote myself every 4 or 5 years until I reach 10th--Am I a fraud? Or should I just start out with a high Dan? Enquiring minds wanna know.

Dude. ...... Why? Sandan is a teacher of students, rokudan (5th degree or "master teacher") the teacher of teachers. To be the (10th degree or "grand master" ) Judan you need only spread your style around the world...

Go for it buddy. I might even come out of retirement to pay you a friendly visit!

[Hardball]

call yourself what ever you can back up

Excellent answer.

[Hardball]

Dude. ...... Why? Sandan is a teacher of students, rokudan (5th degree or "master teacher") the teacher of teachers. To be the (10th degree or "grand master" ) Judan you need only spread your style around the world...

Go for it buddy. I might even come out of retirement to pay you a friendly visit!

Yea, you could show me a thing or two!!!

[Tant01]

see it, feel it, know it... Teach it.

Yea, you could show me a thing or two!!!

I admire your attitude, we can all learn a few things...

[Hardball]

Bruce said, "to know is not enough--you must apply"

[Tant01]

Teacher or practitioner?

Bruce said, "to know is not enough--you must apply"

Bruce was right. There are some that know and some that do, then there are some that teach. Knowing it, doing it and teaching it are each a seperate beast. If you can do all of them well, then you are a master...

[Hardball]

Bruce was right. There are some that know and some that do, then there are some that teach. Knowing it, doing it and teaching it are each a seperate beast. If you can do all of them well, then you are a master...

It's a life long journey. I am striving for greatness. Without name dropping I can tell you that I have met and socialized with at least a half dozen of "THE LEGENDS".
I'm hoping that some of that magic will rub off on me!!!!

[lorenzodamarith]

hello,

"grandmaster" is a word associated with asian styles. it is cultural. it usually did not mean "creator of style", or even "best fighter in style".

in old china (and to a point modern china), associations were everywhere. even martial arts schools were considered community organizations. not only did they train in thier system, they did public service or community programs (to one degree or another). a grandmaster usually headed such an organization.

this as inevitably the eldest member of the association, due to the "respect for the venerable elder" concept. they tended to direct the activities of the organization in the community they served. they had little if anything to do with the running of the schools themselves.

other cultures who looked upon china and saw "grandmasters" misunderstood the usage of the word and sought to emulate this "exalted" position, probably interpreting it as "supreme final word in this system".

it is a shame that nowadays, we have so many grandmasters, yet so few who choose to serve thier communities.

thanks.