What impact has the internet had on martial arts?

[sensei8]

Hi sensei8! I don't understand how anything on the internet can be manipulated to the Nth? Please explain ...

Example would be similar to KF's most latest April Fools Day joke, yet tweaked way much more. Patrick is the furthest thing from what he proposed to be, yet, the website that was created to further on the April Fools Day joke was excellently, and professionally, done.

Therefore, had that website been activated within the wild world web, some unexpecting prospective student might've been manipulated to join by the sheer preponderance of how Patrick manipulated the internet to the Nth degree; he made money, the poor student received nothing of any MA value!!

The unbelievable, as in KF's April Fools Day joke, can be made believable, especially if one knows how to manipulate the internet!!

[Alan Armstrong]

Hi sensei8! I don't understand how anything on the internet can be manipulated to the Nth? Please explain ...

Example would be similar to KF's most latest April Fools Day joke, yet tweaked way much more. Patrick is the furthest thing from what he proposed to be, yet, the website that was created to further on the April Fools Day joke was excellently, and professionally, done.

Therefore, had that website been activated within the wild world web, some unexpecting prospective student might've been manipulated to join by the sheer preponderance of how Patrick manipulated the internet to the Nth degree; he made money, the poor student received nothing of any MA value!!

The unbelievable, as in KF's April Fools Day joke, can be made believable, especially if one knows how to manipulate the internet!!

Thank you sensei8 for the elaboration.

I have been drawn in to types of "Patrick's April Fools Day" schemes in the past; that start off innocently enough but as time passes the goal posts change and then the exchange of money creep in.

There has also been the skepticism about martial artists credentials. I'm a bit 50/50 on this topic, reason being is a martial artist may have great credentials of linage but could have been the lowest on the grade average. Or is good on paper but something doesn't seem quite right; such as never had a real fight in their entire life.

Benny the jet Urquidez would make about $3.000.00 for a title match fight back in the 70/80s (kick boxing) that's pathetic compared to today, when a fighter can make as much as $1million a fight.

Also that a self proclaimed master of their own organization can make alot of money teaching seminars around the world and never had a real fight in or out of ring or an octagon! To top it off, they are teaching martial art tricks, that have no relevance to real fighting; whatsoever.