Brother John said:
hmmm..
I'd STRONGLY suggest that "Trophies and ribbons" are an extremely shallow and false way to judge excellence.
There are many who have'm and yet their abilities are little more than mediocre...
find a better standard, like maybe the impact the person had on the martial arts community on many different levels. Let alone the Beautiful and powerful art he created.
Your Brother
John
OK, here is the deal, I have given SGMEP much praise and respect. My simple question is not being answered because, no he did not. He was kind of above it at that point he did bring forth several systems and much controversy.
He taught one thing for a while and then changed and taught it different and by doing so angerd his first generation and second generation. They ended up not continuing in his steps but stopped at a crossroad.
There is no reason to attack me and reverse the hold you can't. One of the reasons Larry Tatum's name comes up and should is because he took the time to lay down everything in video tape so it would be there for all to see. Something SGMEP did not do. He was going to do it but did not and then when it was being done he was on the wrong train and to old to compete with the new guys. Pretty simple. Huk Planas was another. Who did he replace?
When it come's to discussion, stay with the point I was making and don't attack me. I know he created a good system, but others came up and replaced him. Which is exactly what he wanted by the way.
He tried, like all martial artists to stay one step a head of his students, he did this by changing things and finally he came up with the Infinite Insight
volume and barely was able to do that. He referenced books that he was writing and never finished, for he died prior to doing that.
His Encyclopedia of Kenpo which was finished by his son and his (EP) wife. It was in full swing or else I don't believe Edmund would have been able to complete it. Other books that SGMEP talked about writing have never hit the shelf. He had not started on them other than at the moment of the creation in his mind while writing the one he was in.
In my opinion 'Have a great Kenpo day' said it right out of the get go. Brother John you agreed with him and now you are trying to make me the goat. Don't go there.
Trophies and ribbons are only shallow and false to those who don't posses them. IMHO. Or maybe George C. Scott was right?
Harley
