Hi Jim,
this guy has told me that HE has nothing to prove, his methods have been proven over and over again, by himself and others in real fights.
He even says that he "rolled" with some "NHB" guys on "their terms" and schooled them... So he has no need to do it again...
He says *I* am the one with something to prove and if I want to prove it so bad, to attack him and face the results
Like I said, he went to Hartsell and Inosanto and Chai seminars and said he was at one time the area rep for Larry. He said Rick, why would I leave all those years of JKD to do this art unless I felt it was FAR supierior? He said I KNOW what you guys do, I'm not impressed...
Fact is there are people out there that will think this way and will not ever spar and will continue to spout off a load of horsecrap and there is nothing you can really do...
Just look at any month of Black Belt Magazine! It's to the point where I don't even like the term Martial art! Like Mat's combat athlete, or Blaise Loong "war craft" (although to me there is a gloomand doom feel to that) Maybe warrior training? In the sense that a warrior is one who faces challange to build a momentum of personal power...
That is why I like High performance martial arts, to me it means taking every aspect of our life to it's natural limit in terms of quality, or at least striving to do so...
Well, at least we can be sure "through experience" that we are on the right path, as to others, all we can do is lead by example and those sincere people will understand, and others won't.
Best,
-Rick