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On Grandmaster David German
All I have to say is that I know David German personally - he is not only my martial arts instructor, but he is my sister's father. He is many things, but he is no cheat, con artist, or two-bit hustler. I repeat, I know him personally - this is not hearsay.
Yes - David German DID train under the late Ed Parker. Say what you will, but he knew Ed Parker, and he knows Kenpo, better than most of us wish we could. He has been on the cover of Black Belt and Budo magazines. His students and practitioners of his TAI style, and their students have been recognized all over the globe for their skills and have won many, many, MANY championships and awards (examples: http://www.thekaratevoice.com/halloffame/ for Dr. Christian Harfouche, and http://www.matthelms.curvedspaces.com/bio.html for Matthew Helms).
I can go on and on on that, but I doubt it would matter much: believe what you want to believe. But come meet him one day - he'll suprise you as he continues to suprise me every day I train under him.
On Kenpoman
I HAVE trained with the kenpoman. Now granted, I did not have to pay for the kenpoman itself, as I use David's. But as a training tool, it is top-notch! It's like using a wing-chun wooden dummy that "fights back" - especially the kenpowarrior (a kenpoman with two arms).
I was on it for only 10 minutes and was already instinctively reacting to the spinning arms, checking appropriately (without even thinking about it).
Do I believe it replaces a live human being, or better yet, does David German? NO NO NO. It will of course never attack you unless you attack it first, and it won't chase you around the dojo. But I'll say it again, it is a GREAT training tool, if only because it is fun to use and it does get you going fast (and I mean FAST). In my opinion, it is a great tool for SUPPLEMENTING your training, just like a wooden dummy suplements a wing-chun artist's training (though I feel it is better than a wooden dummy in that it can beat you up if you don't react fast enough!)
And heck, if any of you think you can come up with a better training tool, by all means do so. Just because one doesn't think up a training tool before someone else does, one shouldn't call said training tool and the inventor unoriginal. Sheesh!
Anyway, believe what you want. I know the man behind the myth, and he is honest and forthright, and I consider him a good friend and a superb martial artist. And I have trained with Kenpoman, and the bottom line is is that if you want a fun and fast training tool that you can beat up relentlessly (as long as you don't get too beat up yourself in the process), then Kenpoman is for you.
Oh, And By The Way
David does have pictures of Ed Parker on the Kenpoman - and Ed Parker DID strongly support the Kenpoman...
That's my two cents. Thank you.
All I have to say is that I know David German personally - he is not only my martial arts instructor, but he is my sister's father. He is many things, but he is no cheat, con artist, or two-bit hustler. I repeat, I know him personally - this is not hearsay.
Yes - David German DID train under the late Ed Parker. Say what you will, but he knew Ed Parker, and he knows Kenpo, better than most of us wish we could. He has been on the cover of Black Belt and Budo magazines. His students and practitioners of his TAI style, and their students have been recognized all over the globe for their skills and have won many, many, MANY championships and awards (examples: http://www.thekaratevoice.com/halloffame/ for Dr. Christian Harfouche, and http://www.matthelms.curvedspaces.com/bio.html for Matthew Helms).
I can go on and on on that, but I doubt it would matter much: believe what you want to believe. But come meet him one day - he'll suprise you as he continues to suprise me every day I train under him.
On Kenpoman
I HAVE trained with the kenpoman. Now granted, I did not have to pay for the kenpoman itself, as I use David's. But as a training tool, it is top-notch! It's like using a wing-chun wooden dummy that "fights back" - especially the kenpowarrior (a kenpoman with two arms).
I was on it for only 10 minutes and was already instinctively reacting to the spinning arms, checking appropriately (without even thinking about it).
Do I believe it replaces a live human being, or better yet, does David German? NO NO NO. It will of course never attack you unless you attack it first, and it won't chase you around the dojo. But I'll say it again, it is a GREAT training tool, if only because it is fun to use and it does get you going fast (and I mean FAST). In my opinion, it is a great tool for SUPPLEMENTING your training, just like a wooden dummy suplements a wing-chun artist's training (though I feel it is better than a wooden dummy in that it can beat you up if you don't react fast enough!)
And heck, if any of you think you can come up with a better training tool, by all means do so. Just because one doesn't think up a training tool before someone else does, one shouldn't call said training tool and the inventor unoriginal. Sheesh!
Anyway, believe what you want. I know the man behind the myth, and he is honest and forthright, and I consider him a good friend and a superb martial artist. And I have trained with Kenpoman, and the bottom line is is that if you want a fun and fast training tool that you can beat up relentlessly (as long as you don't get too beat up yourself in the process), then Kenpoman is for you.
Oh, And By The Way
David does have pictures of Ed Parker on the Kenpoman - and Ed Parker DID strongly support the Kenpoman...
That's my two cents. Thank you.
