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Originally Posted by Ch'i
Yeah, the belt system, for most schools now, means you've been training a certain amount of time, have preformed a few douzen forms, and have payed a certain amount of money. Saying your a blackbelt today is almost a joke, depending on the school. Bruce Lee once said...
...and I really couldn't agree more.
If you look hard enough, though, you can still find places that truly practice martial arts. They are a dying breed...
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I agree, long long ago, when older members of my family they where totaly more brutal and capable of maiming or killing than almost anything blackbelt I have seen since.
I recall the first dojo I went to as a child to study at. The standard was not only that you memorize the name and style and technique that was being taught. But that you train pretty much non-stop, in the use of impementing weapons into combat as well. I remember losing control of my muscels in one of the sessions, was one of the most intense times in my life.
On the other hand, years later I went to a dojo, and well my complete impression was that it was a joke. Even without any practice at all when I started I could easily beat anyone that they put against me from that group. And I never had a hope of reaching blackbelt at that place..
As reference, the instructer that I had from the begining was shutdown because his training methods where veiwed as dangerous and to severe. (it was a small town). And people didnt agree with how hard he pushed people.
Also for the topic.... I agree in Bruce Lee's philosophy because it corrasponds with mine so well as a athlete. The only bonds and restraints that should may be implemented are those that you place on yourself, and there is always room for getting better.