"Honorary" Rank Certificates

[aefibird]

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...

[username9]

Yeah, '86 or '87 is "ancient history" compare when I look back at '68 or '69.

 

I was 2 years old in 86!

 

[Shorinryu Sensei]

I was 2 years old in 86!

 

***Shaking my head here*** Half of the things in my closet is older than you are!

[47MartialMan]

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