KenpoDave
3rd Black Belt
Gary, no one has responded to your question of Dick Tercell, the kenpo crest, and his death.
My understanding from what I was told is that the creation of the crest and Tercell's death are completely unrelated.
There is an exercise (I have photos of it in a shaolin book) where people hang themselves by the neck and meditate. The "hanging" is not around the throat, but rather the rope, looped, is under the chin, NOT obstructing the airway. The participant hangs in a lotus position, basically supporting his body weight by his chin, which I imagine is a tremendous neck workout.
Obviously, this is a dangerous exercise, and my understanding is that Tercell was practicing it alone and died during the exercise from asphyxiation.
Although a suicide because he killed himself, it was apparently not an intentional death, but a misfortune.
Saying that Tercell created the crest, Parker used it, and Tercell committed suicide may be technically accurate, but misleading. :asian:
My understanding from what I was told is that the creation of the crest and Tercell's death are completely unrelated.
There is an exercise (I have photos of it in a shaolin book) where people hang themselves by the neck and meditate. The "hanging" is not around the throat, but rather the rope, looped, is under the chin, NOT obstructing the airway. The participant hangs in a lotus position, basically supporting his body weight by his chin, which I imagine is a tremendous neck workout.
Obviously, this is a dangerous exercise, and my understanding is that Tercell was practicing it alone and died during the exercise from asphyxiation.
Although a suicide because he killed himself, it was apparently not an intentional death, but a misfortune.
Saying that Tercell created the crest, Parker used it, and Tercell committed suicide may be technically accurate, but misleading. :asian: