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Topic ID: 169
Message ID: 10
#10, RE: Kate's secret technique
Posted by Bodhi on Oct-27-01 at 12:06 PM
In response to message #8
>Kaitlyn certainly hasn't spent thirty years on it... she's only
>sixteen.

And, as you say, she hasn't attained mastery, yet.

>If and when there's more than one master, one expects the spread of
>the art to increase somewhat in pace; but it is true that those who
>practice K-ryuu are a choosy lot when it comes to picking who will
>learn from them. Being involved with K-ryuu presupposes a certain
>level of moral fiber - perhaps that's one of the lingering echoes of
>Talar Kem's involvement in the foundation of the form. So even when
>there's more than one master of the form, you won't see us setting up
>dojos in strip malls and awarding colored belts. :)

I agree completely with you. However, I have yet to see a dojo (dojang, crun) that didn't use some form of rank system. Of course, I haven't tried to pick up advanced katana forms yet, either.

Bodhi

"Better to be a quiet surprise than a loud disappointment"