Confuse-Us Speaks #28

Brown belt - by conskeptical, Flickr.com

According to our friends the gullible media nitwits (aka reporters), a karate brown belt is now the same as being an expert.

Oh yes, jolly old great-grandmaster Confuse-Us is totally on the ball with his one.

I don't even dare to think what this guy would have been called, had he been a black belt.

I am positive the man himself didn't mention anything about expert status, or any other status for that matter. Your typical reporter will fill in the blanks quite nicely and make it all oh so sensational.

In any case, here's the piece of Confuse-Us approved shenanigans with the title: "Get me out of here...I'm a karate expert." Simply brilliant!

A brown belt in karate kept his cool after ending up locked inside Maldon’s leisure centre.
When ceramic tiler Dave Collins’ late evening karate class ended Tuesday night, he had a quick shower before realising he was locked in at the Blackwater Leisure Centre.

So now you know, becoming a karate expert is just a stroll in the park, you don't even need one of them deadly black belts!

Grandmaster, Abuse Case

Update, February 2012:
The A 68-year-old grandmaster has now been convicted of sexually abusing four girls, aged 6 to 11, during martial arts lessons in Croton-On-Hudson, according to foxnews.com.

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Update, June 2011:
In a nine count indictment,  the man has now been charged with sexual abuse against four children. By the way, it says karate instructor here.

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New York -- A 67-year-old kung fu grandmaster has been accused of sexually abusing a young girl in his class at a local kung fu center in Croton-On-Hudson. The man has also been ordered to stay away from another potential victim who has come forward, according to lohud.com.

Furthermore, police said they would be re-interviewing a third family, whose two young daughters alleged the suspect had them touch him two years ago.

The suspect is said to be a former Westchester County police officer.

Grandmaster Arrested

California -- A 64-year-old martial arts instructor, described as a grandmaster, has been arrested at his taekwondo school for inappropriately touching a minor child, according to hometownstation.com.

The man was reportedly arrested on suspicion of committing a crime of sexual nature against an 8-year-old girl who was a student at the Santa Clarita Valley based martial arts school.