Hello.
While reading one of the other sub forum posts, a term came up that I had never heard before.
The term was "Grand master Steve".
I was wondering if this term was referring to a particular person, or was a term that referred to a particular type of person (I.e. a person of poor martial art skill, knowledge, who was promoting himself as a Grand Master).
I also then ask, what makes a person an authentic grand master.
Does a person have to come from an authentic lineage and inherit the Grand Master title from the last Grand Master.
Does that mean Prof Helio Gracie and Prof Jigoro Kano are both "Grand Master Steve's"
Does that mean GM Edmund K. Parker is a "Grand Master Steve"
Does that mean Miyamoto Musashi is also a "Grand Master Steve" (coming from peasant and non Samurai lineage).
And if it does, then surely, if you go back far enough in any style, there has always been a "Grand Master Steve" at the very beginning of each style.
No wonder Bruce Lee / Dan Inosanto weren't into grades apart from instructor / student.
Like the old Chinese tradition.
Was it Kano that created the grading system that created monsters out of so many...
My favourite Grand Master
is Grand Master Flash.... "don't push me.... cause I'm too close to the edge..!"
Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
While reading one of the other sub forum posts, a term came up that I had never heard before.
The term was "Grand master Steve".
I was wondering if this term was referring to a particular person, or was a term that referred to a particular type of person (I.e. a person of poor martial art skill, knowledge, who was promoting himself as a Grand Master).
I also then ask, what makes a person an authentic grand master.
Does a person have to come from an authentic lineage and inherit the Grand Master title from the last Grand Master.
Does that mean Prof Helio Gracie and Prof Jigoro Kano are both "Grand Master Steve's"
Does that mean GM Edmund K. Parker is a "Grand Master Steve"
Does that mean Miyamoto Musashi is also a "Grand Master Steve" (coming from peasant and non Samurai lineage).
And if it does, then surely, if you go back far enough in any style, there has always been a "Grand Master Steve" at the very beginning of each style.
No wonder Bruce Lee / Dan Inosanto weren't into grades apart from instructor / student.
Like the old Chinese tradition.
Was it Kano that created the grading system that created monsters out of so many...
My favourite Grand Master
is Grand Master Flash.... "don't push me.... cause I'm too close to the edge..!"
Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five