hobbitbob Posted May 25, 2003 Author Posted May 25, 2003 Look at his feedback profile, people have bought them. There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm!
Kyle-san Posted May 25, 2003 Posted May 25, 2003 I think what's even more pathetic, than the idea of selling it, Is that someone will actually buy it. Now, that's sad. As opposed to going to a McDojo and paying to get a belt and certificate that way? I've got no problems with this at all, it's just a piece of paper and has no bearing on a person's skills.
Raiden Posted May 26, 2003 Posted May 26, 2003 I wish there was a way to stop that BS. White Belt-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
karate_woman Posted May 26, 2003 Posted May 26, 2003 One thing I noticed the certificate just says "black belt" dan. Anyone in TKD ever get a "black belt" dan? I'd assume not? Why anyone would want one of these certificates? I've heard of "honorary" black belts being given out under some circumstances, but that is different. Well, you get what you pay for Even practicing martial artists have a heck of a time with people who find out they are a black belt, and sometimes are given impromtu "defend yourself" situations; I pity the poor fool who goes bragging they are a black belt in TKD and encounters one of those yahoos who wants them to prove it! The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
wcnavstar Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 Truly a man whomhas no moral code and no respect for himself or the martial arts. Any claims from his mouth is to be treated as if it were coming from the deppest sewage pipes. "We work with being, but non-being is what we use" Tao Te Ching
Drunken Monkey Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 we don't have any belts or grades or anything. but we all know who is good and who is better. we are like a family where we are all brothers and sisters. guess that's one diffrence between a chinese style and the others... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
YoungGrasshopper Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 Pathetic. They've even been purchased. Don't people have pride these days? I can't even imagine what the person purchased it for...to whip it out when some bully picks on him??
Bretty101 Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 Thats so funny. What's the price of cardboard per tonne in the US? I suppose you do get people who pay over $100 for a BB grading and only get a cheap belt and certificate to show for it! Bargain, i'll take 2 Bretty
jmy77 Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 Does anyone really think a person who is a 6th Dan in Karate-Do (which seems real fishy - what exactlky is "Karate-Do") and a 7th degree Master of TKD would ever actually perform such a deplorable act as sell a Dan Certificate. I HIGHLY doubt this guy can back up his credentials. And seeing as he sells dan certfificates I would be speculative about any certificate he produces. "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt "You don't have to like it, you just have to do it." - Captain Richard Marcinko, USN, Ret."Do more than what is required of you." - General George S. Patton"If you have to step on someone else to stand tall, then you truely are a small person." - ?
Shorin Ryuu Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 For a mild explanation of the origin of the name karate-do, look at my post in the karate section entitled "Chinese Hand Arts vs Empty Hand Way" http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2487 I think that is how you link to it... Edit:I realize now that you may have been referring to the vagueness of the credential, not the actual name itself. But if you were talking about karate-do...hope it helps. Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/
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