Anyone who knows anything about martial arts, knows that the second- and third-tier masters receive the most publicity. Whereas many of the best guys prefer to keep quiet, so as not to be bothered by tire-kickers, fanboys and piss-ant rationalists.

Your logic is incredibly faulty. You presume that all people with super natural powers will fall into only one category. You presume that claims of incredible power + taking the Jref challenge mean that the person MUST be a fraud or conman or “X-Man”.

News flash, every monk (including those practicing martial arts and kungfu) that I have ever met has accepted either A) donations or b) money in exchange for services rendered.

Furthermore, many of the most successful martial artists and monks have a media presence. Meaning that they are not just some basement, self taught kungfu guru making carp up as they go along.

Anyone who has spent time withing the martial arts communities knows of these types. The kungfu master of chi gong who learned everything they know in the garage with a few friends and sorted out a new fighting style..

I think that the point of the JREF’s restrictions is to provide a baseline so that mentally ill people (see above) won’t take up limited resources..

People have been debunking these ‘psychics’ and ‘chi artists’, or should we say ‘conmen’ and ‘wannabes’, for centuries now. Houdini revealed several psychics to be frauds as one example. Just remember you are defending an industry that steals huge volumes of money from the desperate, lonely and vulnerable, from the wolves of scientific and thought (one of many particularly vocal advocates of which is James Randi).

Maybe it’s time to cleanse the herd. Do we really need more fakers, liars and conmen, Mr Blogger? Or do you think selling people outright lies and psuedoscience for rediculous fees is an acceptable behaviour?

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