Thoughts from an old man

[Brandon Fisher]

I was speaking to Hanshi Tino Ceberano a while ago (the man who introduced Karate to Australia) and he said that this is one thing that makes him sad. He has been training since the late 1940's, yet he must bow down to people that train in an art he introduced to the country (and people who started as late as 30 years after him), simply because they are 10th dans etc. He said it's a sad degredation of the arts that they are more interested in gaining rank than learning...

I think if I was him, and knowing where I stand, I would not bow to them. Respect only goes so far if it is superficial.

So very true, but it shows he is the bigger man.

[bushido_man96]

I was speaking to Hanshi Tino Ceberano a while ago (the man who introduced Karate to Australia) and he said that this is one thing that makes him sad. He has been training since the late 1940's, yet he must bow down to people that train in an art he introduced to the country (and people who started as late as 30 years after him), simply because they are 10th dans etc. He said it's a sad degredation of the arts that they are more interested in gaining rank than learning...

I think if I was him, and knowing where I stand, I would not bow to them. Respect only goes so far if it is superficial.

So very true, but it shows he is the bigger man.

Yeah, that is true. I guess I can understand, but that is where I would differ from others.