Hi Kevin,
Thank you for your repsonse. I am aware of everything that you mentioned. Let me preface my following comments with this: Grand Master Kim had to reason to lie to me or anyone else. Now, what I'm about to recall was said to me in the mid-1990's as we drove to Corona, CA.
Master Choi was not nearby Master Kim, so Master Kim traveled to him and trained. I concede that it was not every single day. He is certified by Choi. And, I do know where his 9th is from. He is certified by Ji but that certificate was given to not just Kim but to another Master as well, which I will not name publicly, but I will be more than happy to share with you in private correspondence. But, it was a time when he and the other well-established Master first came to the country and Ji had started his organization and talked to them about letting him certify them to establish some sort of legitimacy in this country while having some type of organization so they did. Bascially to support one another while in a foreign country that they were not familiar with.
Now, about his lineage, this has been well researched by other third parties and have verified his validity including, but not limited to, the Executive Editor of Black Belt Magazine. Grand Master Hwang In-shik acknowledges Master Kim as one of his seniors as well.
Other than that, I think this is just going to be about a matter of semantics but I would rather be more productive.
Please email me at
Musashi036@msn.com. Kevin, I feel that there is much more I can also learn from you so I would like to exchange correspondence on a more personal level.
Hope to hear from you.
