Regulation of Martial Arts Schools

[Iron_Eagle_76]

Something I thought of the other day while talking Kung Fu with some friends and training partners. Imagine if the federal government instituted a commision to oversee martial arts schools and gyms to insure they were teaching correctly. Basically an instructor would have to meet a set criteria and apply for a license from this commision to be able to teach.

The commision would preferably be made up of instructors from various disciplines of martial arts, and would have to be voted on and such.

I believe these would be the advantages:

1. Proof of lineage or training, perhaps through a test, in order to be certified to teach.

2. A distinction would have to be made between combat and performance schools, in other words, if you claim to teach combat training, prove that you can. If you are teaching only a performance art (Wushu or such) it must be advertised as such.

3. Hopefully would weed out some of the Bullshido schools that teach crap and brain wash students.

Disadvantages:

1. Just like everything else with the government, it would be more about making money than regulation and looking out for the common man.

2. A commision voted on can still be tainted, and who's to say the couldn't black ball an actual good instructor for personal reasons.

3. To much like socialism, we should be able to regulate our own, not have the government do everything, it simply is one more thing that eliminates freedom.

I know this will never happen, but if it did, what do you think would be the advantages and disadvantages of this?