You need to cut the serpants head off. There are many organizations just dying to sell a rank certificate that says you can do anything.
Go to Phil Porter and say you have your own style of American Kick Butt Kung Fu, and he will do a rank certificate and instructor certificate.
And there are a hundred other organizations willing to do the same, make you a Soke or whatever you want to be called.
Next is how do you standardize? Look at Villari/USSD… They teach Shaolin Kempo Karate. It is Villaris creation. There is no Shaolin in it, but Villari makes it clear that it is his style. So do you walk in and say “You dont teach real Shaolin!” and the guy agrees with you because its Villaris style. What do you do next?
On the other hand if Someone hangs a sign and states he teaches real KF as passed down to him from won hung guy, then you have at least a point.
People dont always know whats legitamate from whats not. Thats why there should be governing bodies in the styles. (To be one in reality you have to be in the world games, Olympics… But thats another discussion)
By haveing an official body, if you dont have a certificate hanging from them, then you are not legitamate.
As an example if you are a TKD Black Belt you want to be with ITF or WTF, In Judo, USJA, USJF, In Karate US National Karate Federation, In Ju-Jitsu US Ju-Jitsu Federation. Yudo US Yudo Federation, Hapkido …
I realize that if you have a certificate from a recognized master who is known to be the leader of the style, it does add legitamacy, but life would be easier if people held that certificate with one from a major governing organization.
Then when someone claims their Sifu/master/soke is legitamate, you ask why the international organizations dont recognize them.
