Let it never be said that I can't poke fun at myself. Hell, there are so many people taking shots at me I might as well show them the right way to do it, for I am A Japan Elitist!!!!!

The Roley Creed

R ecognizing that I was volunteered to be a translator, fully knowing
the hazards of my chosen profession. I will always endeavor to keep my mouth closed as an uke, to protect the honor and high "esprit de corps" of my Roley Regiment as well as my teeth.

O wing to the fact that a Roley is a more elite foreigner who arrives at the honbu dojo by train, bicycle, or car. I accept the fact that as a Roley Japan expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other foreigner.

L ighting candles in the proper fashion on the kamidana, I will always glare at culturally insensitive visitors and forget they are probably jet lagged. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and culturally aware, I will show the world that I am a specially selected and well trained foreigner. My courtesy to Japanese shihan, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.

E nergetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Compassion is not a Roley word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of Roppongi and under no circumstances will I go to Kabuki Cho.

Y earning to prove myself as an accomplished Japan elitist, I will display the intestinal fortitude required to pay attention in class, continuing on to the Roley objective and complete the mission, though I
be the lone survivor.

Roleys Lead The Way!

Don, you are like the Simon Cowel of the MA world. :lool: :barf:

Don, you are like the Simon Cowel of the MA world
Yeah,but not nearly as elite: ).
Mickey Mullins

H3's an l33t J4p4n l33t1st and he r00ls.:ultracool

he r00ls.:ultracool
No, He roleys.

Don, you are like the Simon Cowel of the MA world.
Or the William Hung?

at least hes not the HaHa Lung.

Don, you are like the Simon Cowel of the MA world. :lool: :barf:

I had to do a web search to see who the heck that was. I am NOT like him.

I am WAAAAAAAAAY cooler. Can Cowell speak Japanese? I think not! :rolleyes:

Wow. I thought the "Roley Creed" looked familiar...


THE RANGER CREED
The Ranger Creed was written by Command Sergeant Major Gentry in 1974. Today it is recited by Rangers during change of command ceremonies,regimental and battalion level physical training,upon graduation from Ranger school,and daily by Rangers in the regiment.

Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession. I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor and high "esprit de corps" of my Ranger Regiment.


Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air. I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other soldier.


Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be. One hundred percent and then some


Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well trained soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.


Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.
Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor.

Is there anybody here that can say the "Ranger Creed" without the help of an aid?

I can recite "The Army Automatic" by Jeff Cooper if it's any help...

Sorry, no dice.

Is there anybody here that can say the "Ranger Creed" without the help of an aid?

MOst of us dont even know the pledge of allegiance. lol

Is there anybody here that can say the "Ranger Creed" without the help of an aid?HUAH!:armed:

Sorry for being off topic...

So where did you learn the Ranger Creed?

I learned mine during the first week of RIP (Ranger indoctrination Program) March of 1990.

Aco 1/75 1990-1994
Ranger School class 4-92
Gco 143rd Inf (Abn) LRSC 1994 - 1999 TXNGB

Is there anybody here that can say the "Ranger Creed" without the help of an aid? No.

When I attended my brother's graduation all the students and attending Rangers recited the creed together (as they do at all graduations) and I have to say it was one of the most awesome things I have heard/seen. It gave me a major case of the goose-bumps.

Good thing there weren't any recruiter's around or I may have reenlisted :mp5:

Sorry for being off topic...

So where did you learn the Ranger Creed?

He learned it at Benning. I can vouch for him as I have seen his old Military ID and talked with him about the areas outside the gates at Benning. I was just a simple 11-B, but he went all the way. Either that, or he did some damn good research just to fool me with his stories.

And of course, he too is a JAPAN ELITIST!!!!!!

Woo Hoo Ft. Benning!

He learned it at Benning. I can vouch for him as I have seen his old Military ID and talked with him about the areas outside the gates at Benning. I was just a simple 11-B, but he went all the way. Either that, or he did some damn good research just to fool me with his stories.

And of course, he too is a JAPAN ELITIST!!!!!!

He sent me a PM. I was just asking because I wanted to see if there were other Rangers from 75th Ranger Regiment on this website, since we are usually the ones that can recite the creed without messing it up. You never know who you might meet.

????%-}

It gave me a major case of the goose-bumps.
Nothing personal, but I felt something similar when I heard 10,000 people at MSG sing along to the guitar line of Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark.

Jeff

Nothing personal, but I felt something similar when I heard 10,000 people at MSG sing along to the guitar line of Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark.

Jeff
heheh :-D

No.

When I attended my brother's graduation all the students and attending Rangers recited the creed together (as they do at all graduations) and I have to say it was one of the most awesome things I have heard/seen. It gave me a major case of the goose-bumps.

Good thing there weren't any recruiter's around or I may have reenlisted :mp5:
I had the same feeling watching my brother's graduation from Paris Island Marine Corps Training Depot. It was an awesome experience to witness.

One of the creeds of the Japan elitist is that if we say we study something in Japan- we will not cringe from giving the name of the person we say we learned from.

Others that do casually mention learning something in Japan and then avoid questions for more details are people we Japan elitists sneer at. We don't have to pretend to be knowledgeable. We know we are and don't care if you know or not because you don't count. :2xBird2:

At the airport on my way home from Japan this small female customs officer who inspected the iaito I had brought with me asked with small giggle if it was for iaido practice. I said "no, not exactly" and she asked "ok, kendo?"
To which at first I responded "Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu", upon which she looked moderately confused. I then tried "koryu bujutsu" and she looked more clueless than ever. Finally, I tried "the N word" and she looked at me as if she'd been PAID to think I was an idiot.

So if a small Japanese customs lady asks you what you're using a dull nihonto for, just stick with iaido. Or fingernail cleaning.

One of the creeds of the Japan elitist is that if we say we study something in Japan- we will not cringe from giving the name of the person we say we learned from.

Others that do casually mention learning something in Japan and then avoid questions for more details are people we Japan elitists sneer at. :2xBird2:
Don,

You must be refering to that guy living over here, we'll call him "Big D" who is claiming to be a part of the Shinkage ryu and how studying Shinkage ryu will make your Kukishin sword skills that much better? Interesting to know that "Big D" has never set foot in a Shinkage ryu dojo, much less joined the ryu ha. "Big D" had a senior non-Japanese Bujinkan member who is also a Shinkage ryu member show him how to hold a sword for 45 minutes one day. Now "Big D" thinks he's an authority on Shinkage ryu....well, it just goes to show, you can live in Japan, but you need to take your brain out of your shoe to be a "Japan Elitist".http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

.well, it just goes to show, you can live in Japan, but you need to take your brain out of your shoe to be a "Japan Elitist".http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

Yes, Japan elitists must be able to read Japanese to qualify. They must be handsome, sarcastic and actually know the culture to look down their noses at all the peons that don't.
:supcool:

They must be handsome, sarcastic and actually know the culture to look down their noses at all the peons that don't.
:supcool:
Handsome? Don, we're alota things, but "handsome" sure ain't one of 'em. Guess that leaves us out..."Hotpants" on the otherhand....:rofl:

:asian: I think that many ninja are posting here...but I can't see their posts.

Handsome? Don, we're alota things, but "handsome" sure ain't one of 'em.

I am beautiful on the inside!!!!! Hell, you have seen my daughter. Obviously, my DNA is five star quality!!!!

Don,

You must be refering to that guy

Whoops!!!!

I think I should mention the fact that I posted what I did after a day with the other teachers from overseas that are employed by my city.

Maybe what I said was aplicable to others, but my real ire tends to come out to people that move to Japan to live and still seem to insisit on acting like they were back in their home country. There are some of those in the Bujinkan as well. But my major dealing with such people come through my job.

I honestly cannot understand how anyone would agree to live in Japan and then not do their best to learn the language. I hear the complaint that they will never reach a level of perfect understanding and never be able to stop practicing, but is that not the same with martial arts?

And just the low level of common sense still makes my jaw drop on occasion. The meeting this week was rather increadible. Let us just say that I work with some people that are obviously the reason why you find lables warning against eating the product on tubes of Preperation H. :flame:

Hell, you have seen my daughter. Obviously, my DNA is five star quality!!!!
No arguements there!http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif

Let us just say that I work with some people that are obviously the reason why you find lables warning against eating the product on tubes of Preperation H. :flame:
"Compassion is not a Roley word." :asian:

Kizaru,
I have got to introduce you to one of the people I work with. I don't know whether to laugh at him or kill him for trying to hint that he went off to Iga (except that he pronounced it AIga) for some secret assasin training. I just know that I am going to hear about this idiot setting himself up as a ninjutsu instructor once he gets back to Canada. That is if he survives the next few months.

Kizaru,
I have got to introduce you to one of the people I work with. I don't know whether to laugh at him or kill him for trying to hint that he went off to Iga (except that he pronounced it AIga) for some secret assasin training....
Call me on the Batphone so we can get this Joker...

Kizaru.

PS- Don't forget your tights this time!

PS- Don't forget your tights this time!

The bad guys run faster when they see me in all my glory as God made me.
:xtrmshock

You know, it is really hard not to be a Japan elitist sometimes.

Just tonight I worked out with a visitor. Nice guy, a hell of a lot nicer than a lot of people I could mention.

But we started off the night working on Renyo. On the first move, he moved straight back. For those of you not in the Bujinkan reading this, that is not just wrong for the kata, it is a wrong for the way things are done period. We train ourselves to move back and off the line of the attack unless there is some really, really special case involved.

The teacher did do some talking about it when he saw it, but I wonder if they guy got it. He was a black belt and in Japan and he was doing that.

Honestly, I get a lot of hate for talking about just how varied the training standards there are outside of Japan. But when I see a black belt moving straight back instead of the basic move of off the line of attack, what the hell am I supposed to think?

You know, it is really hard not to be a Japan elitist sometimes.
...But when I see a black belt moving straight back instead of the basic move of off the line of attack, what the hell am I supposed to think?
As a brief interlude to the "patting-yourself-on-the-back-for-living-in-Japan-so-you-can-train--fest" ...

After training around a couple of the guys who lived in and trained Japan - it is hard not to be an American Elitist as well... for similiar reasons... to yours stated above...

Just food for thought...

-Daniel Weidman
Bujinkan TenChiJin Guy...

Dan,
I have seen idiots live and train in Japan. When Kizaru and I meet he usually tells me the latest story of an idiot we both know.

But they are not Japan Elitists!!!!! Just living in Japan does not qualify you as a Japan Elitist. You need to be a special breed to be qualified to call yourself a Japan elitist! Japanese ability is the first step.

I honestly can't understand some of the idiots that come to live here and do not bother to learn the language. I have seen people who only come to visit speak more Japanese than some guys that have been living here for three or so years.

Know this is an old thread, but being a tab wearer myself (not bearer though), I just have to say I 'bout fell out of my chair when I read the Roley Creed. Funny stuff.

Speaking of which:

How many Rangers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Jeff

How many Rangers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. Usually the Marines have it done by the time they get there.



:uhyeah: