10 Pointers for Starting the Martial Arts
- Never train with anyone who claims to be a great master... He probably isn't.
- Never train with a 10th Dan instead of a 5th Dan, especially when the 10th Dan signs his letters "10th Dan Dai-soke Shidoshi...."
- Never train with someone who runs his own forums for about 20 hours a day.
- Never train with people who are presidents of associations or organisations, or who have won championships that NO ONE has ever heard of
- Never train with anyone who has a "secret reserve of techniques" that he says he'll only show you after about 1 year and $5000.
- Never train with a master who won't train with his students. They'd probably whup his ass.
- Never train with ANYONE who's uniform is more patch than plain surface.
- Never train with a master who claims to have trained in a Japanese system, claims a Chinese rank and doesn't know the difference between the two nations, let alone languages.
- Never train with someone whose most senior 8th degree black belt student has been studying with him for "a whole 2 years"
- Never train with anyone who claims that Bitch-slapping-do is a valid martial art...
List created by Aegis, Kope and MoB
Note that this list was created for humour's sake. It is not intended to be a reliable guide to choosing a martial art. It is not aimed at anyone in particular, and those who take offence at the list probably have something on their mind...
