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Black Belt Mills vs. Real Achievement: The Promotion Scandal Nobody Talks About!

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Unpacking the rigorous reality behind true martial arts achievement versus the often-criticized culture of 'black belt mills' where promotions hinge on timing and deference rather than skill. Witness the stark contrast as legitimate credentials, like a hard-earned PhD and an unbought black belt, are

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That's the one thing with everything Mike Israel has done. None of it's like fabricated, right? He does have a PhD. Um, he does have, you know, he does have a black belt. Like, and he didn't just pay his way to get this back black belt. This is not, you know, people with Derek Moneyberg criticize him for saying for for it just being a paid situation. And and they're saying also his coach, you know, they're criticizing his coach and saying his coach is just running this, you know, like black belt mill and and there are schools like this where timing grade matters more than anything else and not being on the wrong end of ticking off the gym owner, right? So don't take off the gym owner, spend your time in grade and you get your next belt, right? Um, I happen to tend to be one who ticks off the gym owner. So, you know, so I'm I I'm some sometimes I get promoted a little slower than I I would otherwise, but you know, I I can be vocal and rude. Um, so that just is what it

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