Posted on Oct 4, 2019
Changes to Marine Corps Martial Arts Program brings rank restriction for brown and black belts
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I don’t get the rank restriction on the belt achievement. It seem like an unnecessary carrot.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
I follow...I can perceive your thought, certainly, though I can obv also perceive the flip side of the argument, of course, simultaneously...I'd merely rarely seen specifics about both USMC MCMAP as well as Army Combatives, and just found the article rather novel, if only for that reason...I've always loved aikido for a long while now, as well as iaido, and frequently regret never having done them while I'd been in, though I did very nearly go to an aikido dojo near where I'd been stationed, off-installation...to me, and of course, this is purely my thought, I've long wondered whether efforts have ever been made to combine both programs, where feasible...plus, I should certainly think they ought, and to me, with a good deal of sense, to be made requirements, in some fashion, for all svcs, irrespective of branch, for myriad reasons...though, as I'd said, that's of course purely my own view, certainly, by all means, of course....
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SN Donald Hoffman
A well thought out response, and I couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately I do not see it happening in my lifetime.Capt Daniel Goodman
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Capt Daniel Goodman
I follow, much appreciated, of course, in any event, obv, by all means, many thanks....
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So if there's someone in an overstrength specialty, they won't get promoted, so they can put in all the effort they want in this program and still won't get a brown or black belt. Lovely. This is why I'm glad I pursued my martial arts program outside the military.
The idea that two people can put in the same work, and only one gets the advancement because of rank is, in a word, bullshit. Any Marine want to try to defend this? I'm ready for an argument.
The idea that two people can put in the same work, and only one gets the advancement because of rank is, in a word, bullshit. Any Marine want to try to defend this? I'm ready for an argument.
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