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I understand that, but thats not how I received his message. It's just I hear this type of thing being said a lot by traditionalists (I'm not saying that he is one, because I don't know him), and if they just did some research they'd understand that when the art they practice first started out, it started out much in the same way that my family created Kun Yong Do. New students should be weary when approaching any class, weither the instructor is a 1st Dan or a 10th Dan in my opinion. Belts do nothing, other than hold up your pants. You can't always judge an instructor by his "rank", because as I stated earlier, I've seen 5th and 7th Dans that are horrible teachers and cannot do half of the techniques that they teach. Everyone is entitiled to their own ideas and theories I guess. Take care.

Here is an interesting article that I read awhile back regarding this very issue. Enjoy. http://www.ndcma.com/Page8.html

JusticeZero...You are correct, in that there are a lot of people running around with "self proclaimed 10th dans", and a lot of them are in it for the money or "fame" or whatever comes with it. But, I didn't create my own system to be famous or get peoples money. I have worked for over 10 years putting my system together. I created it because after 25 plus years of studying various arts, I have realized that the systems I was practicing had to many gaps, so I poured my families knowledge into one customized art. Which is what a lot of great traditional masters of the past and present have done. Just because you have never heard of my style or me, doesn't mean that its not valid. And what exactly makes a style valid anyhow? Do you really think being recognized by a federation or a so called governing body makes you a better teacher or makes your style more valid? I think not. There are plently of "qualified" instructors that got rank from the WTF, ITF or JKA, or some other so called "governing body", that can't teach or fight worth a damn. There is really nothing new about what I (or any other person claiming to be a founder) am doing. How do you think the traditional styles of the past have come to be? They all started from someone with a martial arts background (and that varies from person to person) and a dash of creativity. Don't be so harsh to judge. I'm not asking for you to acknowledge my art, it's up to people to make their own choices and go from there.

Lonesome, if you want to swing by the class at GCC, feel free to do so. Class starts at 7:30pm. For this 7 week session we are only teaching the basic techniques. It's fairly simple. And as far as the membership goes, I'm simply waiving the normal membership fee of $35.00 for all of the GCC students. It seems as though your looking for the answer to the perfect art to study, and honestly there is no correct answer to that question as the correct answer is different for everyone. Find a style that works for you and move on from there. Learning 10 different styles all at once will do nothing for you. Since you are just starting out and you want to get fit, pick a few styles that focus on physical fitness and go from there. BTW, What was it that was so "dodgy" about me or my class?