Sherri

I was doing a search on USSD and I stumbled across this forum. I thought I'd throw in my two cents. I think USSD being such a large company it's easy to miss the trees in the forest. Although each individual follows the set curriculum of the company, I think many of the schools have worthwhile instructors and very good training. It all depends on who your chief instructor is. I am a black belt with USSD and I'll tell you first hand, I worked my butt off for 6 years to earn it. No one passed me along, no one sent me up to test just because I thought I was ready, and no one handed belts to me. But, that was at my studio. My instructor has a very high work ethic and standard and recognizes that every student he sends up to headquarters to test represents himself. Not all owners/ instructors/ high ranks are like that. But that can be true with any style or studio. I just think it would be wise to not categorize every studio in this company as a McBelt shop. I appreciate my studio and the private instruction I’ve had. My goal was to learn to defend myself and I feel closer to that goal after every lesson. Ask yourself what your goal is, and check out the studio (regardless of the company) to see if they can help you achieve your goal.