Your quite right but also there are some very large do jangs and GM organizations that have done great thiings as well but the one thing I have seen across the board is that money corupts at many levels this mentality of MA is only a business with formulas for this and that leave at the office do not get involved in the care and well being of your students for me violates everything about MA at its base. I was always taught that a good master would lay down his life for his students if needed and gives all that he can to those who are worthy to recieve it and in turn they owe him respect and caring in his old age as we should all of us care for our elders until death. This country and our school system would be far better off if that were taken to heart as the norm not the rare occurance? It is good to have book learning and accomplishments but nothing can replace one on one transfer of energy and spirit to inspire a long healthy and productive life and a commitment to serve others. The worship of Ego and other idols that has infiltrated a culture and indiginous art form like you said that was meant to be grass roots based father to son master to deciple in the name of being pushed to be global an Olmypic elite combined with the Western fall of society has exacted a toll. I am glad there are people like you Kong Soo Do who have decided to focus on quality for those you serve. We all have different Karma and for some it is to help one or a few but change thier lives forever. What is sad is to see so many good men stand on the side lines thinking they are too old or if they cannot have hundreds or thousands of admiring students why bother? The illusion is that we truly control where we live what we have or who we teach, fighting that goes against the energy we are supposed to tap into for happyness. Shame we have to use up 75% of our life to figure that out? But I believe the last 25% can be the best for us and others
