Posted by Been Dragoned!!! on September 26, 2003 at 18:56:15:
I just want to start out by saying I don't normally post, or read these discussion boards, but yeasterday, I had an experiance that was so enlightening that I feel I must stand up and speak about it.
Yesterday, I went to the Royal Dragon class after courting him for almost 3 months to get his class info. I finnaly had the oppertunity to visit him in Chicago as I was there to see family, and I have to say I was quite impressed. I really went there expecting to see a near cripple who's bitter and cynical about not being able to cut it in OY-D. What I found was something very different than I expected.
His knowledge and understanding of the human body is quite exceptional. Not only was he able to tell me what was the correct position, he knew why, and was able to demonstraight proof that his understanding was correct.
His energy is nothing short of amazing. When I first got there, he was teaching beginners, and seemed like any other normal person, but as the class advanced throught the night, his energy got stronger and stronger. By the time he was ready to work with me, I could see he had far more than anyone of my instructor's in OY-D. His movement is so incredlibly percise, and very fluid. He has the ability to project power like nothing I have ever seen. You can't even see a hint of the suposed back problem he has.
I have been hearing things about him for years, all of it bad. I can tell you first hand now, that he is the real deal. He is not a Second Section washout, he's a seasoned, and experianced Kung Fu Sifu with more skill, understanding, and knowledge than ANYONE I have ever met inside of OY-D. I can really see that OY-D is a complete fraud now. In fact, there isn't a single Higher Belt at the last Week Long that would last a second in a fight with him.
I have to be honest, I am so disheartened by my meeting with him concerning OY-D, I'm not ever going back to class. I feel lied to, betrayed,and robbed blind. I hope ALL current OY-D students get a chance to spend some time with a REAL master like Royal Dragon. It's the most eye opening experiance I have had in Martial arts yet. I can honestly say I learned more in one night, than I have the ENTIRE time I was in OY-D [Years here]. I can't say it enough, if your currently in OY-D today, GET OUT and spend some time learning form from REAL Chinese teachers. You don't know what your missing till you meet one live, and see them in action. It's nothing short of 'Enlightening'.