Author Topic: History in Protocol  (Read 7357 times)

Offline Ron Baker

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Re: History in Protocol
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2013, 02:15:00 PM »
Although Grandmaster is a generally accepted title in Kajukenbo, Kenpo and a few other arts, it's not a "traditional" title in martial arts today, it's not a historical title (like Sifu or Sensei).  Yes?  No?
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Offline Tony49

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Re: History in Protocol
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2013, 04:07:49 PM »
I believe the only titles in the past where things like (sensi, sifu, instructor, sabanim)  However, as people live longer and organizations become bigger there is a human need to give titles so that everyone knows where each other stand within the organization.
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