"Black Belt Hall of Famer Creates New Style"

[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.

[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

[Britt]

Good Answer Bro!

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

[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

[Hardball]

Has been ever since Grandmaster Flash.

Seriously, when I hear "Grandmaster," I think of somebody who's been studying for 35 or 40 years, and trained numerous people have gone on to high levels of proficiency themselves. Tim Tackett and Dan Inosanto would be good examples, if JKD used the term. Practically, though, I guess it's like the title of "king"...you're a king if you can get enough people to call you that.

Good Answer Bro!

[Hardball]

Hardball, Deleted my post, sorry for trampling on your thread. It sincerely wasn't my intent. I hope no hard feelings. S.W.

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

[Britt]

I didn't want to mention his name because I have a lot of respect for cane. I'm sorry that you had to mention his name. My question was directed at the title of "Grandmaster" I believe that title is becoming too loosely used.

Has been ever since Grandmaster Flash.

Seriously, when I hear "Grandmaster," I think of somebody who's been studying for 35 or 40 years, and trained numerous people have gone on to high levels of proficiency themselves. Tim Tackett and Dan Inosanto would be good examples, if JKD used the term. Practically, though, I guess it's like the title of "king"...you're a king if you can get enough people to call you that.

[Hardball]

Hardball, Deleted my post, sorry for trampling on your thread. It sincerely wasn't my intent. I hope no hard feelings. S.W.

It's o.k., I was mainly concerend that the subject of the article may read this thread someday or one of his students.

[shaolin-warrior]

Hardball, Deleted my post, sorry for trampling on your thread. It sincerely wasn't my intent. I hope no hard feelings. S.W.

[Hardball]

That heading came from an article in this (June 07) months Black Belt Mag.

[bigred389]

Sometimes it's justified to "create a new style."

I mean let's face it...that is essentially what the Gracies did...they took bits and pieces, refined it through experience, then repackaged it.

But by bringing a focus to the ground game, they literally did create a specific "style" fighting.

I think if there's a real purpose behind the repackaging, it's justified.

Unfortunately, my first reaction when I see a headline like that is: Zzzzzzzzzzz

[Hardball]

I didn't want to mention his name because I have a lot of respect for cane. I'm sorry that you had to mention his name. My question was directed at the title of "Grandmaster" I believe that title is becoming too loosely used.

[Hardball]

Well some with the title are frauds cause they don't have the corresponding skills. Strong candidates for www.bullshido.net

[Hardball]

I think sometimes its a matter of politics. I invent "Britt's Asskicko" and teach it to you, you open a school and use some of my techniques and some of your own. I get in a huff because you're not teaching "Britt's Asskicko," so you say "fine, I just founded 'Hardball's North American Asskickfu.' " Then one of your students does the same thing to you.

Sounds like the american "GhettoKan" association. LOL
You come to the ghetto with your traditional martial art and I kick your arse with my very very tried and tested "GhettoKan"

[Britt]

Why are so many people claiming to invent so many styles?

I think sometimes its a matter of politics. I invent "Britt's Asskicko" and teach it to you, you open a school and use some of my techniques and some of your own. I get in a huff because you're not teaching "Britt's Asskicko," so you say "fine, I just founded 'Hardball's North American Asskickfu.' " Then one of your students does the same thing to you.