![]() ![]() In Confucian traditions, there's a deep reverence for family, elders and teachers. Maybe the person who told you "never attains the same rank" might have somehow deeply confused a basic idea of Confucianism? This happens a lot when you have friction and political problems within a lineage, and in places where it's profitable to trademark a style and set yourself up as the person with the rights to teach these materials and license use of your school's name and logos. Of course, there's also many situations where someone breaks off from a lineage, creating their own new lineage - changing the name, perhaps changing or mixing in other styles, or perhaps not at all - and then take on the role of "grandmaster" for their new lineage. Sometimes, they may get the top role, but if it has a belt ranking, they may still have to put in time or earn a higher rank as well. In most cases, that person takes on that same rank of grandmaster/head of the lineage. In some, the head instructor has nominated someone as an heir - usually either their most favored student or a family member. In some, a group of the most advanced instructors decide who is next. ![]() ![]() In some, when the head instructor passes, it goes down to the next highest ranked person. Many styles (but not all, maybe not most, when you look at things globally), have a head of a style. Different styles, different schools, different teachers within the same style, might have different ranks, or no ranking system at all. First, there's no universal structure for all martial arts. ![]()
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