ralphmcpherson
Senior Master
We do this. We are graded in town by a panel of 7th dans, who basically dont know you from a bar of soap. We also cant spar anyone at grading who trains in our regular class. I feel this adds some credibility to a 'pass'.I'm all for physical fitness. I would like to see even 2nd and 3rd candidates be tested elsewhere than their home dojang under different examiners. This would go a long ways to making the pass/fail rate more honest.