aefibird Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 My karate organisation does give out honarary dan grades, but it is made clear that they are just that - honorary and do not reflect any skill or training in the art. To my knowledge, the Chief Instructor has only ever presented 2 honorary dan grades, both 1st Dan. One was to a person who has worked tirelessly on behalf of the organisation in an admin role, and the other was awarded post-humously to a high kyu grade student involved in a tragic accident. Hmmmm...you know...that I can agree with. Giving a "Honorary Dan rank" to a non-martial artist that isn't going to abuse it, and for the reasons you specified. I would drefinitely want to make sure Honorary was displayed on the certificate somewhere prominently...just in case! Yes, "Honorary" is a prominent word on those Dan grade certificates. I agree with the presenting of them in that capacity (such as post-humously or to a non-martial artist). However, I hate the dan-grade trading that goes on between some martial artists (you gimme an 8th Dan in Crud-Do and I'll give you an 8th dan in Useless-Ryu). There's a guy who writes articles for one of the UK martial arts magazines who claims to have about 12 or 13 different dan grades (most of which are 8th or 9th dan). He's in his early 50's and from the drivel that he writes in his articles he's hardly deserving of one of those grades, never mind 13 of the things... "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username9 Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Yeah, '86 or '87 is "ancient history" compare when I look back at '68 or '69. I was 2 years old in 86! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 I was 2 years old in 86! ***Shaking my head here*** Half of the things in my closet is older than you are! My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 It is that exact reason why I let you post before me MM.....hahahahaha Technically, you were registered before me, therefore you were "posting" before me ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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