This is sooooooo true!
Now here I respectfully have to disagree. Yes, Huk did play a major roll (along with his original instructor Tom Kelly) in the initial manual read outs however, there were several 'updates' throughout the '80's that Huk WAS NOT part of and yet are still valid additions or revisions to the 'work in progress'.!
There were several other individuals that Ed Parker enlisted to give quality "feedback" on concerning these written supplements/references to training, which in turn resulted in many improvements and clarifications to said material. Also at that time.... there was not a media to disburse all these new adjustments to everyone in the system. So there are several 'versions' out there.
It's funny but written or not.... many overlook or just flat ignore much of this material. If you read the Infinite Insights you'll find a ton of material that Ed Parker found very important or valuable yet when talking to many kenpoists...... they have no clue or 'did not realize' this or that was in the system. I find that fascinating.
Goldendragon
Thank you for your insights ... and, you are missed around here, you know.
A question for you, Mr. C.
Can you suggest some of the ideas from that period of Huk's exile that offered a substantive change or improvement from what was occuring when he and Mr. Kelley worked on the original manuals?
I'm curious, because I believe that there are two factors in many of the updates from that period.
The first factor may be in different methods of presenting material. I am a professional trainer, and I am always seeking new ways to present material so that it has meaning to students, and that different students are able to assimilate in an appropriate manner. But a change in method does not necessarily mean a change in foundation material.
The second factor, sadly, might be politics. The political machinations in the realm of self-defense are prevasive. I believe person running a small business (as all studio owners do), require personalities with strong, well developed ego. I believe a person who is attempting to spread an idea among those types of persons, would do well to humble himself before those egos.
We have read often enough on this, and other boards, about how Mr. Parker allowed his senior pupils to adapt and change and flex and bend his material. This unselfish act of ego-feeding could be seen as a political act.
Certainly, I wasn't there, so I don't know. And, at this point in my training, I am working to understand the material as presented by Huk. He's a bit of a crumudgeon, and a stickler for the way it was. But also he is a stickler for effective and correct mechanics. If I can get to the point where he is satisified with my execution, maybe I can begin to branch out.
He has told me often enough, there are only so many ways one can block, strike, kick and punch.
Good to see you back.
Mike