Which is more popular? Also, the amount of people that post there is very minimal compared to the amount of people that are actually checking out martial arts. It's a small enough population that is checking on reddit/quora for that and making the difference on that, I doubt that it would be worth the time/money if that's your only reason for being kukkiwon-certified.
That's the 'checking' part I added. A lot of people might be, but in general it's not a make or break deal, if they don't understand what the organization is to begin with.
I don't think that's as common in those threads as you think. And it's a pretty myopic view for those who do answer that way. The most we can say about membership is if they are a member of a known organization, they probably meet the standards of that organization (we all know they may not in rare cases). And if they aren't, they may or may not meet those standards. The lack of membership certainly doesn't give us any clue they aren't good.
Poppycock. It's the most popular soy sauce in America.
IME, only a tiny minority of students ever do that much due dilligence. Most call or walk in, and make a decision based on what they see and hear - often based on too little knowledge to make the decision they need to make.
Most folks are assessing a specific school/instructor. Unless the post in question is about that same school/instructor, it's unlikely they'll get much from it to sway their mind either way.
And Kano's definition of what BB meant isn't nearly the same as a lot of us here would have in our brains. He wasn't giving them early - it just didn't take all that long to reach the level he was using BB to indicate.
I don't even put my certificate up anymore. I don't think I've ever been asked about my rank history or association membership, except by places I was trying to set up classes (YMCA, rec center). I've had some visitors ask about the style, because they had enough MA knowlege to wonder where NGA fits in, but students don't typically care until they're well into it.
And someone could just as easily start answering those inquiries with “OMG, a big org? STAY AWAY!!!!!”
Even among people who do know what they're looking for, those other factors might play a larger part. There are certain styles I wouldn't want to try. But..if a style I want to train in, with an accomplished person, is too expensive, is too far from me, and/or I get a bad feeling from the place, I won't train there. Meanwhile, if I can find a school right next door, that's reasonably priced/works with my schedule, even if the reputation/style has a bad rep, I'll give it a look. If the interaction there is positive, I'll try it out even if academically I would advise others against that style/branch/org/whatever. And that's coming from someone who knows what to look for..I can't imagine how much less important it is to someone who has no idea.
Well said. Really all that needs to be said.
I cannot bash reddit for a hivemind. It runs as large here as most MA sites.
I wasn't bashing it for having one. Just stating that that is part of the hivemind there.
