Knowledge dispels fear

Hi i'm Kyle, I'm from England and im 16, I've been studying martial arts for about 10/11 months, i have gained a green belt 5th kyu which im quite proud of because i got it in 8moths and it usally takes 18, and i also study Genkotsu Koppo Atemi Bu Jutsu which is based on the martial arts that the samurai studied and im still the lowest grade in that but that can take upto 10 years to get to shodan as there is alot to it, and im learning fast lol if anyone wants anyone more information on my styles please read it on https://www.combative-arts.com I play rugby for school and also play guitar in my spare time if i can be bothered. And one last thing my GCSE's start on monday (22/5/06)

Personaly i thinks its stupid, i was helping do a demo at a very commercial club the other day, and there were a few black belts, then i found out their criteria for being a black belt and all you had to do was be apart of the club for 12months and you were given it, nevermind how good your technicle ability is, when people are given these belts with out deserving them i have these people are generally quite cocky but have no technical skill what so ever, at this club the black belts hadn't even heard of pressure points, and there striking wasn't even that good, so if they were attacked they may feel they have a chance but they won't because their fighting ability isn't very good.

Hi, this is my first post here, but it is possible to get out of chokes, i study a martial arts system based on the martial arts the japanese samurai studied, so it contains tones of jujitsu and what every technique you put on theres a counter, and counter for that and etc, it just goes on.