If such a student leaves the academy before being "certified" by his instructor, and then starts his own academy many people will label him as "illegitimate."  A martial arts "bastard," if you will.

If such a student leaves the academy before being "certified" by his instructor, and then starts his own academy many people will label him as "illegitimate." A martial arts "bastard," if you will.

200  Authenticity, Inauthenticity, and the Martial Arts  Part 2

The Martial Brain Podcast explores the intersection between the martial arts, scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and that wacky organ that floats between our ears.  It is part of Jeff Westfall's effort to help lift the martial arts out of the quagmire of hundreds of years of magical thinking and misconception.

The Martial Brain Podcast explores the intersection between the martial arts, scientific skepticism, critical thinking, and that wacky organ that floats between our ears. It is part of Jeff Westfall's effort to help lift the martial arts out of the quagmire of hundreds of years of magical thinking and misconception.

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200 Authenticity, Inauthenticity, and the Martial Arts Part 2

200 Authenticity, Inauthenticity, and the Martial Arts Part 2