I received my black belt from Master Na back in 1999, and I must say that I am a little surprised at some of the negative feedback he has received on here. I'm sure Master Na doesn't remember me, but I sure remember him, for being a top notch instructor.
Some things seemed to have changed since I left his school which was originally called "Olympic TaeKwonDo" then changed its name to "Na's Martial Arts" while I was there. Other than the name change, there seems to be controversy over "fake" black belt certificates. Now, when I went to the school, it was registered with the WTF. I guess things have changed since I left. But let me say this unless his teaching style has changed too, then he is one of the best TKD instructors I have ever seen, period! Of the skills I have learned from Master Na, I don't need any certificate to tell me that I reached black belt skill level. If I went to another dojang and they told me that they wouldn't honor my certificate, then I'd just say, "Let me spar one of your black belts and I'll let my skills and techniques show you whether or not I'm a black belt or not!"
Fact is, Master Na is 100% correct, any school that doesn't honor another school's certificate is just looking to rip you off so you have to start over through them. When I was a student at Master Na's dojang, he honored the rank of other students even if they came from a different TKD school even if that school was registered with a different organization than what Master Na's school was!
Again, if you are a true black belt from Master Na, then let your skills do the talking, not your certificate. Your certificate does NOT make you a black belt? I'm actually appalled so many on here seem to be more concerned with the certificate than they are with the level of skills they achieved.
Josef L.
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