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Student Training ... East Morris Karate Academy
Non-martial applications ... Martial Solutions Project
Preservation and promotion ... Martial Promise, Inc.
A charitable not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization.
Martial arts study holds a tremendous potential for good that can shine through even questionable interpretations and un-professional conduct -- to a point.
Like most life-long martial artists and instructors, I love the field passionately. Unlike nearly all my colleagues, this love has led me to a quite different conclusion regarding the most controversial of all industry issues - government regulation. They fiercely oppose it. I support it.
Read more: On Martial Arts Regulation - The Case of Bill A2571
Picture the Yin Yang symbol. You begin your training, innocent and ignorant, at the point where the white (belt) tail begins to grow, and progress to where the black (belt) tail begins. At that point in your experience and expertise, you “become” karate – iyour character and behavior are framed by the art. That is, you (ideally) are the very epitome of technical and factual excellence.
This is Shodan - First Degree Black Belt. This is “ready to learn”. But ready to learn what is the pivotal question.
