thaiboxerken Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Did my posts on this thread get deleted? Something happened to them. I guess my views aren't appreciated. I'll re-interate my opinion. Regulating knowledge and art is wrong. This action is the first step towards dominating a persons freedom. Martial art is called "art" for a reason. It's because it is ART, it is self-expression as much as it is self-defense. Regulating a person's freedom to express themselves isn't right, and I think most can agree with that. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 Hey Ken, check your private messages! :/ JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joecooke007 Posted November 30, 2001 Share Posted November 30, 2001 There should definitely be a required license that one should earn before teaching. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousOne Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 I agreee totally that regulations need to be set in place, but its a difficult one. Who says who can authorise what? I could suddenly say I have had a art of fighting that was secretly passed down to me in my family and it was developed in the mystical times in the boondocks by Uncle Rangi. Who can prove its not a real martial art? Practically every culture in history had its own form of martial art, with or without weapons. Some arts its really easy to trace authenticity like Karate, but theres many arts where the history and thus legitimacy is hidden in the mists of time. How does one test an art that has no governing body or ranking system (and theres many of them) to determine the skill of the teacher? Does a board of Karate teachers have a right to determine if an ancient Russian or Mongolian martial art should be taught? How does a government set standards? 7th Dan ChidokaiA true combat warrior has to be hard as nails in mind, body and soul. Warriors are action takers and not action fakers. If you are cruising, make time for losing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau gar Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 I think there should definetly be a test that masters have to pass blue belt Lau Gar Kung fu"know your enemy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tessone Posted May 9, 2002 Share Posted May 9, 2002 I think that's up to the art, though. I'm glad KSW is so rigorous--I've set becoming a master as a goal (I'm hoping before my 40th birthday, which is 20 years), and I know that if and when I achieve that goal, I'll really have earned it. Do people really want government regulation? That means giving control over the teaching of martial arts to a bunch of politicians in suits who don't understand martial arts. Chris TessoneBrown Belt, Kuk Sool Won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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