I would care more about the extent and quality of his training than about the number of generations down he is on the lineage tree. He's trained for nine years under a respected instructor with solid lineage, and his instructor thinks highly enough of him to have given him an instructor certification in his own right. It's not like he received his certification by mail order or just for showing up at a weekend seminar. Sure, in an ideal world you might prefer to train under someone who has studied with Guro directly, but this instructor looks perfectly competent to offer quality instruction. |