Theres a guy down the gym who says hes 4th dan Fudebakudo. Is he?
Almost certainly not. Fudebakudo is usually taught — and learned — secretively. For a number of reasons, both traditional and practical, Fudebakudo masters rarely reveal their true status. Because Fudebakudo is a sophisticated and dangerous kind of knowledge, it’s usually only imparted to students who have already achieved a certain level of proficiency in one or more of the classical martial arts. Fudebakudo masters usually pass amongst us unnoticed, disguised like the Taoist peasant-sages of ancient China. The Fudebakudo that is revealed is not the true Fudebakudo. Except when it is.
