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Defender Rank Insignia

The Elite-Fighters System of martial arts has adopted insignia to represent each rank of the system. Insignia are symbols that are designed to give meaning beyond the image that they represent. The development of symbols follow the pattern from an actual object - to an image of that object - finally to the symbol that metaphorically represents the object and imparts deeper meaning to the initiated.

The objects from which we derive symbols for the Elite-Fighters Ranking Insignia come from the six main armor pieces of the Roman Centurion. The Roman Centurions are considered, by historians, as the greatest warriors that the world has known until the modernization of warfare in the last two centuries. The Romans conquered their enemy and then assimilated them into their government to form the amalgamated Roman Empire. The Elite-Fighters System of Martial Arts has taken the approach of the Roman Empire to conquer the martial art systems and amalgamate them into the most efficient and unique martial art in modern history.

The object representing the Defender Rank is the shoes of the centurion, or caliga. The sole of the caliga was thickly studded with hobnails for better footing during combat. The insignia is symbolized as a cross section of the caliga. You will notice that the points extending downward represent the hobnails, or studs, to give the warrior the footing to stand in readiness in all situations in combat. You should also notice that the insignia contains five points, symbolizing that five other ranks are needed to have a sure footing in combat. The Defender Rank introduces you to the Reactionary Defensive Methods of Fighting, which stresses that you must always be ready for combat. Readiness, therefore, is the hidden meaning of the insignia for the Defender Rank.

• Defender
• Guardsman
• Enforcer
• Protector
• Lancer
• Paladin

 

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