Originally posted by stick-i-bunz
7. The IMAF has established international presence worldwide: Canada, Philippines, United Kingdom, Europe, South America, and Africa
Mr. Hartman,
I guess they don't speak or comprehend the English language very well up there in Buffalo. Does anything in that statement say that the IMAF, Inc. has an affiliated school in these locations? Answer: no it doesn't. Words mean things. And "presence" is not a synonym for "school" in any thesaurus I can find. My Merriam-Webster tells me an acceptable translation would be "bearing," which the IMAF would have estiblished in the above-listed sites simply by the organization having hosted a seminar or conducted students in the location in the past. With the school year starting up, Barnes and Noble is offering a discount on dictionaries, may I suggest you invest in one?
You allege that you don't want to start a flame war, but you and your drone Paul go out of your way to trash any other group. I recall some drama in Michigan a few years back when you gave the Professor back your belt...a year later, you tested publicly for your 6th....Your actions are so contrived, it's like a radio station promotion.
Your whole crew needs to consider what a shameful display they put forth online. From your continual self promotion as the highest tested practitioner, to whining Paul's cries of injustice that nobody in the Presas family called him when the Professor died, it makes me sick.
Sad part is, you actually have some skill at teaching along with a base of knowledge to share. Its a shame your ego is so big that nobody else fits in the room with you to train.
If your people spent as much time training as the rest of the Modern Arnis world, they would have more useful and insightful information to post. Immature actions such as yours will surely not win over arnis practioners who want to do just that- practice! Kudos to those organizations who are concentrating on training and not bickering. From my experience with the Professor, that's what he would have wanted.
ps by the way.... looking at your picture from the awards banquet... may I suggest the Atkins diet, I hear it does worlds for shedding away those unwanted pounds the last few years appears to have put on you.
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My Apologies if this has already been addressed in completion, but I would like to ask some Questions?
Since I have been to: Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, and the Bahamas, besides all over North America.
Here is the Question!
Does this mean that since most of the time I did this travelling and I always practiced and worked out with friends or locals, Modern Arnis has a 'Presence' in all these locations?
For you see, not only do I have a dictionary, I
LOVE! to discuss philosophy and logic.
So, by your own argument, there would be no location on this planet that does not have a Modern Arnis 'Presence'. And, if we can get one of the Astronauts to admit to knowing Modern Arnis and maybe practicing 'going with the Flow' while in space we could also include 'space and even the 'Moon' in this subject.
I am only taking your statement to its' natural conclusion if you follow the logic you (Stick-i-bunz) presented.
Now, the next step would be that one could argue that if anyone from any location 'viewed' a website - and practiced a move from a camp photo or from a technique demonstration, then that would imply by your logic that a 'Presence' has been established.
Now, Personally I do not think that Dr. Schea or anyone else from his organization, meant it this way. But you see, I thought out what would be the logical meaning. I agree that a seminar might be their meaning, but I would expect that Dr Schea and the rest of the leaders would expect further contact to continue their presence. I believe that the questions asked may have been presented in an 'unclear' tone, but if a discussion had occurred, such as this is a work in progress, the schools, or seminars are in the works but are not available to public knowledge at this time.
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I apologize for droning on and on and on, but that is the nature of me, who loves to 'argue' (Please Look it up, Definition number one within Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary 1996(c) ) the finer points of philosophy.
Hmmm I am ranting again. Oh I how I just love to argue these points.
Have a nice day - and Respect to all
Rich
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