Hi, New to forum. My firsthand with FVis as follows. I first went there about 17 years ago. A girl there (now my wife) had a good teacher who left before my arrival. Prior to that she had a psycho who trashed the studio because his girlfriend broke up with him. Then, when I went, we had a husband wife who suffice to say, were total jerks. I feel they were the main reason both of us left. So Yes, I agree, a lot of it has to do with the instuctor. Also, they were heavy handed on getting you to sign a contract and charging for belt tests. I dissagree with these practices very much. Now, with our children enrolled in a Kempo school , my wife and I have started our training again. A lot of instrutors got there start at FVs. Hey , I met my wife there, but thats about the only good I personally saw come out of it. Oh, we did see people advance in a time frame and circumstances that were questionable to us. Thats my experiance. My personal feeling now is, I can't belive FV sells a DVD/tape series to go from white to black belt in your home with no instructors! What does that tell you about him now? Diplomas through the mail? Thanks, but no-thanks.
