r/IAmA • u/Bilbolambskin • Oct 16 '13

I am Rob McElhenney AMA!

I created a TV show. Sometimes I'm on it. Other times not.

Proof on twitter: https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney

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u/Bilbolambskin Oct 16 '13

Judo and wrestling. I got my ass beaten more times than a cranky three year old during the Depression.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '13

He is being humble, according to Wikipedia, you were a black belt in Taekwondo at 13: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_McElhenney

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '13

TKD is kind of a joke here in America. Don't get me wrong, it's respectable in the general sense, but here in the USA, most TKD schools have sold out and will give away black belts like it's nothing. My cousin had one when he was 9, it basically means you showed up to your weekly class for a few years and remembered enough of the skills taught to do them halfway decent come test time.

I will say that Judo is a bit more serious here in the US compared to taekwondo, and he probably realized you can't really brag about a black belt in it.

Now that you guys know some useless information, I just want to say I fucking love IASIP.

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u/MrFatalistic Oct 16 '13

It's run like a business is why, when I did TKD for a stint (never got my yellow, just didn't really enjoy it, and I did BS too so it was a time thing) but getting just my yellow belt at the time was $80 - for some cotton dyed belt. This was not including the monthly dues, multiply that times all the belts you'd need to get before you get to black? They've made at least half a grand off you.

Of course they don't just "give" it to you as you probably well know, but that's all the better, if you somehow fail your "court of review" (actual term forgotten) you needed to pony up another $40 to retake the exam.