SokeCalkins said:
A.) You know it is so easy for all of you to post that I know nothing about the arts... Im sorry to keep saying that you are wrong...
B.) Just because what I learned over the 37 years in not like yours. The History I learned and respect is listed all over.
C.) If I was so much a fake and knew nothing about the arts...
D.) Why would these people have me teach in their school? or Why would they spend their time coming to my school for seminars and training? They
E.) It gets very hard for me to constantly read the posts in this forum. I guess the reason I keep posting is that maybe someone will finally see... "Hay Maybe we were mistaking." " That is something I did hear." "It's not the way I learned it but... Maybe".
F.) But no... Everything is fake and that is that.
G.) I will be attending Mr. Hubbards Meet and Greet and I have asked my good friend Sifu David Moore to come as well. I just hope that when people meet me in person instead in type that they will see that I am NOT a fake but someone that has truly devoted all of his life to this wonderful art. So far everyone I have met in person agrees. I have many friends in the arts. and hope to grow these numbers.
A.) I had nevered said you did not have ANY knowledge of martial arts. Some things that you had posted here and on your site are questionable and controversial.
B.) After those years, which I am more or less, the same amount of years, I have learned, continue to learn, and
adjusted my previous title/ranks (which I do not gloat over),
especially my beliefs, what I have known back then-adjusted as to now. My years of training are not like others here. I get a little bashing because I refuse to post my backgorund. But, hey, by posting (or not), my background, will not change my opinions, post, threads. But will change others outlook towards me. So I rather not post my background in such may or may not create issues.
C.) Hey, I do not think you are fake, but misguided in
some issues.
D.)
Because they are in the same mind-set as yours or they do not know any better.
Because they are either under-educated or have the decency to acknowledge your skill and not rank/title.
Because those acknoweldge you as a person with
certain accomplishments. I too, have people around me like this. I also have a problem with reading/writing. I acknowledge this problem to seek clinical advice-to which I found and realize I have dsylexia and dsygraphia. As of this moment, as with anything I read/write, I have to back space or correct. Although some things still slip in error. But, I
realize my problem and
adjust.
E.) I understand, as I always put myself in the shoes of someone else, that you will feel anxiety. I did mention in other posts, that I commend you for your continued posts. It takes guts to return.
F.) Everything is not fake-but much is questionable and controversial. I do not think you are a "fake"- person, law-biding citizen, or martial artist.
G.) I am not taking away your devotion, but trying to understand you and others, over such questionable and controversial issues.
Last-my signature reflects one statement of my general philosophy.
