Goldendragon7
Grandmaster
The first name mentioned would have sufficed!
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Originally posted by Michael Billings
Yepper, If you are looking for a teacher or association, Dennis Conatser would have to be who I would go with now.
Good luck and Keep it Real, -Michael
UKS-Texas
Yes I knew you were kidding. And it is a good topic to play with because there are so many frauds out there. I just wanted to make sure that the seniors also knew i had been playing saying I was going to promote myself. Although Darth Seig does have a nice ring to it........Still trying to get that choke from across the room down.......Blue Lightening form the finger tips is cool too....Originally posted by tonbo
I hope you know I was just kidding about the whole GM/SGM thing. I feel pretty good about saying that you know that, but just in case.....I was kidding..
My perspective is very similar. I don't think anyone needs to go out and give themselves any rank, but hey....if they do, then sooner or later, it will catch up with them, and they will be exposed as the fraud they are.
As for the titling of it, I think it is a lot like the inner circles of the intelligentsia: If you ask someone if they are part of the group, and they say, "Yes", then you know they are not. You aren't actually a part of the group unless someone else (who IS in the group) says you are. I know that makes little sense, but I guess you could say it this way, too: You are a GM or SGM when other GMs/SGMs acknowledge you and your contributions, not when you declare yourself one.
Geez....as for goals, I would LOVE to make it to 7th. That is a goal for me as well. I am in my mid-30s, and may just make that goal. For the time being, though, just reaching 2nd will be enough....heck, just having earned BLACK is a great accomplishment for me!
Titles are SO not important, really. I mean, who cares if you call yourself "Bob", "Sensei Bob", or "Senior Grand High Master Lord of All Things Kenpo Bob". What have you *done*?
Regarding titles, I think it is a lot like the saying goes: "Those who mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind".
Me, I just want to be known as a practitioner. I will never get this stuff down to perfection, and I will never be a "master" in my opinion. Always just a student. Let others start new styles or get all the awards--fine with me. I'll just keep on hammering away at the basics until I gotta spar with the Reaper.....
Peace--
Originally posted by Goldendragon7
After 4th Degree Black and depending upon age..... I don't think "Skill" is the correct term as much as knowledge and ability to transmit it to future generations is.
Originally posted by Kirk
Would you advise those who don't strive or anything beyond first black to keep going?