Chinese martial arts are the best at training people not to fight. That's because historically they were rooted in a system of social power and negotiable alliances which gave priority to harmony, not breeding champions. Being a grandmaster means you are good and managing challenges to your skill or your high status.
dragonprawn wrote:Say what you will about the appropriateness of the titles Master and Grandmaster but stop saying that this is an American phenomenon.
klonk wrote:Perhaps we can defuse this unhappy situation by a bit of linguistic sneakiness. If we call everyone grandmaster, the title will lose its specialness.
fuga wrote:klonk wrote:Perhaps we can defuse this unhappy situation by a bit of linguistic sneakiness. If we call everyone grandmaster, the title will lose its specialness.
Good idea, Grandmaster Klonk.
nianfong wrote:hmmm.... to BTDT or not to BTDT... that is the question... taking input.
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