HA!!
You're quite the wise-ass today, aren'tcha?? {g}
Well, you just keep thinking that way.
"BTW...my brother-in-law just happens to be a 3rd-degree black belt and a lawyer to boot..."
An impressive rank; although, you don't say in what form he practices.
In any event, it's obvious to me he's been at it -- religiously -- for many years, Mud.
BBs of any discipline are -- to my knowledge -- not just, "given away."
One must work very hard to attain one & degrees are even harder yet, to earn.
...I'd think the man is teaching, huh?
LOL...I knew you were gonna ask me that and I'm not really sure. I think it's some sorta Jujitsu or something. It's a defensive form, and he gets special grades for passing using a 6'long stick for defense, and for using numchucks, and I specifically remember these batons that look like a "T", but one end is longer than the other and you hold onto the legs of two of them and swing them around to whack the other dude in the head or crotch or wherever.
Mark usedta be quite the wildman as a young'un, but he readily admits his martial arts training got his life focused again as he definitely wasn't pre-law before the martial arts training became such a major part of his life.
FReegards...MUD
BTW..."I'd think the man is teaching, huh?"
Not really, although when you get to the point he is, yer sorta like a Teacher'sAssistant for those less far along than yourself. He does compete, though...I've gotta bring the kids to see UncleMark perform someday!!