As I just indicated, uh, elsewhere
, I couldn't agree with you more, Andy...
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Simonet is now an 8th degree black belt in Tracy's Kenpo Karate. He has attained 2nd degree level in Grand Master Cacoy Canete's Escrido. He also became Master Chris Petrilli's first black belt student, in 1998. Simonet has since attained 4th level black belt under Chris Petrilli in Doce Pares. He is a certified instructor in Yang Style Tai Chi under Dr. John Candea and a Guru with a 2nd degree black belt in Pentjak Silat Serak.
Mr. Simonet reached black sash level in Wing Chung Gung Fu during the late 1980's.
I currently hold black belts and/or teacher's certificates in the following arts:Yang style tai chi, wing chun gung fu, doce pares (Filipino stick and knife), pentjaak silat and Tracy's kenpo karate.
Only one really adresses the immediate needs of defending oneself to the fullest.
Finally, let's take a look at Tracy's Kenpo Karate, the most complete self-defense system I've ever seen.A kenpo practitioner in the Octagon would have the best chance of winning.
It is a bit ironic that the Tracy system of kenpo is often referred to as a McDojo franchised, watered-down, sloppy karate system, when in fact it is one of the world's true self-defense systems with the potential to take out an MMA veteran using beginning-level techniques.
...She (Addy Hernandez) then proceeds to descibe various scenarios where each of the arts mentioned is proven deficient against an MMA fighter. The tai chi and wing chun fighters are "overwhelmed" by the MMA fighter, the doce pares and silat fighters are unable to answer without their knives...
Of course, I kind of think this probably has something to do with the fact that both Ms. Hernandez and Mr. Simonet are somewhat......under-ranked to be considered "authorities" in anything but Tracy's kenpo, and Mr. Simonet's promotion to 9th dan in Tracy's Kenpo last year.........
Not to knock what they do, like I said. In fact, I find it pretty interesting. :wink:
As to the other argument about the ROK army and their record using TKD. That is besides the point. What if they would have trained in kenpo? It was their attitude and training methods that made them so formitable not necessarily the art alone.