Boyce Anthony Ryan 15th Dan Royal Family Kenpo 14th Degree - Tadashi Ryu Shinbo Shinpo 10th Dan Hontai Tsubami Ryu Kakutojutsu 10th Degree Graduate Belligerant of Tenshu Kenpo 9th Dan Undoka Ryu Goshin Budo Nintaijutsu 4th Dan RyuKyu Shi Ryu Shuri-Do Kempo Level 25 Combatives Grandmaster (Recognised by the United States Government) That makes 62 Dan grades, obviously i'm not including the Level 25. Amazing!
FIrst there was Bullshido.com then came The deadly Herbert If there's BS I'll sniff it out. Here's a link: http://www.mastersnest.com/tadashi_ryu.htm
Wherever you are we are near you...he says. Nowhere near Argyle street Glasgow. The lassies there would kick his ass for being a pompous ass!! regards koyo
I think you should go out there and interview him and post the results on MAP, for the good of the Martial Arts community! Yeah,what's with the Belligerent stuff?
At least he says who taught him, not many people do that anymore... Whether or not he just picked some names in the telephone directory is neither here nor there.
It takes about five years to get a dan grade. He has more than sixty. Which makes him how old? Hey maybe it's yoda. Beat yo ass I will? regards koyo
Although assuming all the things you do are pretty similar, you could get your 5th dan in aiki-kuqi-hoki-koki-jutsu in 25 years or whatever, but then your 3rd dan in tai-kuqi-hoki-kokido will be dead easy and won't take another 15 years.
I wish I had the confidence to make up martial arts qualifications. I have refused all gradings and after 15 years MA training have no colourful pieces of paper to impress people on the internet with. All that training an all I can do with it is fight. Maybe I need to enrole in the dilitente martial arts hall of fame and bask in my mediocrity with grandose titles like soke, grandmaster or belligerant superbeing combat emperor. My latest investment in time will earn me the title of "cleared for freeplay" which really isn't going to impress anyone now is it. Sigh. The Bear.
Just send me a one of payment of £999.99 (and monthly payments of £56.75 thereafter)* and I will happily provide you with full authentication and certification as a 5th degree master of aiki-hoki-koki-do, based on your 15 years experiance. *VAT not inclusive
The master of hoki Koki died recently. They had a terrible time at his burial....They tried to put him in his coffin....they put his left foot in etc. regards koyo