People who are familiar with the truth will always make known those who fabricate. It's called a "conscience". The other ATA related threads on this forum are what pointed me toward looking up what all the negativity was about. I investigated on my own before I passed judgement.
I highly suggest you investigate further by seeking more than internet opinion and looking at one or two ATA schools. I also suggest you become greatly familiar with our tournament ranking system, our internal structure, our policys, and our instructors before you pass judgement.
Miss whoever, Fred Flintstone, Phil in the Blank, etc. could all be very nice people. They might even bake me a cake. When they ADVERTIZE falsehoods on the internet, and someone like me spills the beans, they have VICTIMIZED THEMSELVES for taking the risk of getting caught. If they claim ignorance to intentional wrongdoing, it still does not validate the initial claims or justify making those claims.
Someone like you spill the beans? I also suggest that you get over yourself. There was nothing false about Ms. Beddow's or any other instructor's claims. In a competition open to ATA, WTTU, and STF members in various countries Ms. Beddow and other instructors beat out the competition and earned our title. Not your title. Not ITF's title. Not the olympic title. But the title for our organizations, using our set rules, judged by our certified judges, using our curriculum. She won OUR World Title. The Olympics have their own world champion titles and your organizations have their world titles.
IOC,USOC,USTU, AAU. The WTF (Korea) formed the USTU in the U.S. from the already assembled AAU TKD program. The USOC then eventually recognized the USTU as THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY FOR ALL ELITE TKD COMPETITORS REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNS THE SCHOOL OR SYSTEM! The AAU kept part of their base, steadily rebuilt it, and are continually working at reasserting themselves for eventual consultation status (on par with the USTU from which it was formed) within the USOC concerning STATE, NATIONAL AND OLYMPIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The ATA and other such "franchise" organizations keep away from these open organizations because it jeapordizes their efforts at monopolizing a segment of the commercial marketplace. McDonalds can't truthfully claim WORLD CHAMPION HAMBURGER status if it holds the championship and invites only restaurants OWNED BY McDONALDS. This is why the NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY is "OPEN" and not "OWNED". If the N.G.B. were owned by a franchiser, it would be in common legal terms called a "potential conflict of interest" and subject to extreme bias. If the N.G.B. were a franchise as well, and only allowed ITS schools in the Olympics, etc. I don't have to tell anybody how corrupt that would be. The aforementioned IOC, USOC, etc. allows the TRUE "NATIONAL" or "WORLD CHAMPIONS" to step forward regardless of what school they own or train in.
Look, I am not going to argue this whole thing out with you. There are lots of other little points I would love to touch on. We are getting in a heated discussion over a title, a pretty trophy, and a fancy certificate. Your governing body recognizes who they recognize. They hold their competitions and give out their titles. Our organization feels we are better off governing ourselves and we will hold our own competitions and give out our titles.
Why are your titles more valid than ours? ANYONE can compete in our tournaments just like ANYONE can compete in yours. We just require more out of competitors outside of being able to spar. I have watched the Olympic TKD sparring. I find it to be a joke. I don't want a title in that method of sparring or system. For the most part I like the ATA's system and I wouldn't mind earning a title in the system.
You need to remember that TKD is not just one system. It is many different systems. Just like how Karate organizations, UFC, Pride, boxing, K-1, etc., etc., each have their own ways of fighting, own systems, and own titles, different TKD organzations who have different ways of doing things will have their own titles. The USTU is recognized by a great many people. They will compete by their rules and system and pass out titles to the champions of their system. Thats is excellent. The ATA has it's own rules and system and will hand out titles to the champions of their system. You have World champions for the world champions of your system. We have World champions for the world champions of our system.
So I ask you again, why is our title less valid? Because you don't like the ATA? Because you don't like "closed" tournaments? Because you like to pick a fight? Because you see others picking on a organization and you wanted to take a swing too?
All of what I just explained is common knowledge and public record to those who have taken the time to investigate the current competitive structure within the U.S.A. The bad franchises steer their prospects away from seeking out this info. to protect their intere$t$. It's Amway style marketing run amok in an expensive Dobok.
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Look at the other ATA threads, I am not alone in this perspective. If you got a bad haircut, don't blame the freakin' mirror pal!
Apparently the majority of the country is also against same-sex civil unions and marriage to the point they are willing to take away other's civil liberities and allow the government to tell the churchs who they can and can not marry.
I did not say this with they intent of starting a political debate, but I just want to illistrate the point that what is a bad hair cut is a matter of opinion and that other people are willing to tear down others because they do not like what they are doing.
I ain't blaming the mirror. I like my hair cut and you remind me of the school bully who is just going around being a jerk.
