Very High Rank in Many Arts?!?

[hogstooth]

I feel your pain Geezer. I love the guy that has multiple BB in different arts and when you ask them how long they have been in the arts they tell you 10 years. Or how about the "kid" that comes to your dojo and proclaims that he has his BB in two or three arts you have never heard of? I do believe it is possible. My father is a Nanadan in karate and a Yondan in kobudo and has a Shodan in judo but he has been doing it for almost 50years now. He will tell you the same as I am that it is very difficult to acheive high ranks in multiple arts unless you devote all your time and effort to it.
I know there are some legitimate high level BB out there but I think most are just paper.