Posted by Nick on April 22, 2003 at 12:46:54:
In Reply to: For those actually gullible enough to believe that higher belts aren't constantly on here-TTT posted by KC Elbows on April 22, 2003 at 10:37:00:
'Mike Leone has even admitted to having a at least one photograph of Grandmaster 'Iron' Kim hanging in his school in Phoenix. AZ. Why? To give themselves credibility in the martial arts community.
Nick asks-----> How on earth can having a pic of KIM of all people give anyone credibility? If anything, it makes you look like a big idiot and does great dammage to your credibility.
Heck, Rd was telling me once that when he was still teaching Chung moo to his students, that most of them quit once when they found out what it was. That is when he went to teaching his Shaolin and became succsessful.
There are plenty of martial arts schools running very sucsessfully that have no Asian teachers. Look at all those servicemen who learned in the 60's. Today their students all have students that are running their own schools now, and they do fine with no direct pics. Asian Masters on the wall.
I just think the whole thing is assenine. I mean, you quits a corrupt organisation, yet you still show testament to it's founder? How Fucked up is THAT??