Paladin 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 Paladin Rank is the helmet (helm or galea) of the centurion. The helmet is the centurion's salvation in combat. It was the piece of equipment that would protect the centurion's head from incapacitating and fatal blows. The insignia of the Paladin Rank is symbolized by a helmet with five plumes, representing the previous five ranks leading to the Paladin Rank. This rank introduces you to the study of the use of firearms weapons, and ground fighting with weapons. The nature of this rank involves methods that can save and take away life. Salvation, therefore, is the hidden meaning of the Paladin Insignia.
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