DJColdfusion, you are inaccurate here about the Ed.D. that Beasley did. He actually did a doctorate, which is NOT easy. His dissertation is titled "Contemporary Martial Arts: An Examination of the Social Relations and Group Configurations in a Modern Day Adaptation of the Ancient Oriental Martial Art." I know how hard a doctorate is because I am currently working on a Ph.D. in Political Science. The Ph.D. is going to take me at least another 2 years and I have already done only two, but I still have to pass my exams (3 are required, and are each at least eight hours apiece) and then get to my dissertation, so go figure if I can FINISH within the next two years. The max amount of time the school gives me is 10 years, and I know people who have used all of that time plus needed extensions, so understand what you are talking about when you realize what is involved with getting a doctorate. It is quite an accomplishment to do a doctorate of ANY kind whatsoever, be it education or political science. I think he knows a lot more than you realize about JKD and has researched it extensively, since's he's written something like 40 articles and 2 books on the subject and actually trained with Joe Lewis and Dan Inosanto himself in the 1980s. In his own words, this is Beasley describing his doctoral experience: "I returned to VA Tech in 1978 to complete the doctorate in HPER. The Ph.D./ doctorate was strictly research oriented . I intended to continue as a college professor so I chose the Ed.D./ doctorate. Same coursework however only three hours were required in statistics (six for Ph.D. program). Plus there was more oppurtunity to research the dissertation of my choice. I graduated in 1980. Title of dissertation: Contemporary Martial Arts: An Examination of the Social Relations and Group Configurations in a Modern Day Adaptation of the Ancient Oriental Martial Art)." Quoted from
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