Dave Leverich
Black Belt
Hehehehe, Wade, Sir, you do rock
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So, I have to ask this highly charged question:
What is your current rank, and when was the last test you stepped on a floor and showed your metal to a senior or panel of peers?
Long have I seen the arguments concerning rank on numerous discussion sites. Long have I seen the arguments concerning earned vs awarded vs cross ranking.
Well, my opinion is simple. If you didn't sweat for it, it's not real.
Someone saying 'You've been a 4th for 2 years, good job, here's your 5th' seems cheap to me. Sending in your video tape some good-ole-boys sokeboard, moreso. I mean, has anyone ever sent their tape and cash in and NOT! gotten their promotion? Is someone with who has only sweat and bleed and felt the pain to 3 1st degree belts really suddenly qualified to buy themselves a grandmastership by mail order?
So, I have to ask this highly charged question:
What is your current rank, and when was the last test you stepped on a floor and showed your metal to a senior or panel of peers?
I'll do my best to answer your question. If this was something honorary, personally, I wouldn't want it. Why would I want to accept a rank in something that I don't train in? Many arts, once you reach a certain rank, there is no physical test, per se, but instead its more of time in grade and what you've given back to the art. The person in this situation is actually doing something, giving something back, so in that case, I see nothing wrong with accepting the rank.
Mike
I think the question here is, were you actively doing something, or "sitting home naked on a bean bag chair eating cheetos"* the whole time? 5 yrs != 5yrs in all cases.I agree with the ranking through mail and video's, it's laughable.
BUT, the part I have in bold just doesn't hold much water. Big deal if you have a formal test or not. The time spent in training between ranks IS the test IMO. The actual test is just a formality.
I agree with the ranking through mail and video's, it's laughable.
BUT, the part I have in bold just doesn't hold much water. Big deal if you have a formal test or not. The time spent in training between ranks IS the test IMO. The actual test is just a formality.
So, I have to ask this highly charged question:
What is your current rank, and when was the last test you stepped on a floor and showed your metal to a senior or panel of peers?