Originally Posted by
Stranger
Rank means absolutely d1ck to Hatsumi, this is why he keeps on changing how many belts he offeres and how long they take to get. The people that worry about rank aren't getting what he is trying to say.
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Understood.
However, it screws up the folks who -havent- been around long enough to know what's going on. If -I- decided to study the system, I know who to go to (Hoban, Askew, etc), because I keep my ear to the ground. Bob Somebody, who just heard of the Bujinkan, is unable to differentiate between the "500 good ones" and the "500 bad ones". They are all upper Dan grades. How is he to know otherwise?
It allows the bottom feeders to camoflage themselves from outsiders, and worse, their own students.
SevenStar: It's hilarious seeing people's reactions when they see a big, black dude with a sword walking toward them.
Masterkiller: Especially when they're at the ATM.
WTF? How did we go from the White Haired Devil strangling and beating guys to death in a teahouse, to Mr Miyagi and Jhoon Rhee?
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