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WTG · 01-06-2002, 10:22 AM

Hi Burton,

thanks for the insights. By the way, it's not that I don't believe your conclusions, I do, but as you know AND teach, JKD especially JKDU is about each of us testing EVERYTHING out for ourselves.

It is that process that develops us. Like what sifu I said is his JKD book Absorb what is useful, he said basically that knowing E=mc2 doesn't make us Einstein, we must go through the process that he went through, not just copy the end result of his reserch.

Look at you yourself, how easy would it have been to say, hey, my teacher is Dan Inosanto! All I have to do is believe him and everything he teaches because he must know what he is talking about.

Instead, you bravely went ahead on the JKD process and faced slings and arrows because you thought for yourself! Your case inspires me personally, because you were VERY good at the JKDC stuff, you had the paper trail for those who were impressed by that. You were able to name drop with the best of them. Your a martial art celebrity, you had videos, you write for a major magizine, and your physical skill doing the JKDC stuff was very good!

And what did you do? You put all of that to the side and set forth on the true JKD process. One person told me that you came up with JKDU for money. How stupid! If you wanted money, staying were you were was the best bet! JKDU is about performance and truth not about making Burton rich...

I feel that JKDU most likely is made up of two types of people, those who are new to martial ats and just see the curriculum you teach and say thats coll and join. And those who have a background in this stuff and felt inside of themselves the call to function and truth!

The fact that JKDU continues to grow and change as it needs to based on hacking away at the unessential keeps it powerful, running water never stagnates. The freedom and the encouragment for each of us to not just do what you say and copy you, but to THINK on our own and TEST on our own makes JKDU a fertile environment.

Burton, I can't wait to see the new tapes and also I will be attending the camp in November hope to see everyone there.

Heres to JKDU in 2002!

Cheers!

-Rick

01-06-2002, 10:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
WTG Novice Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 117	Hi Burton, thanks for the insights. By the way, it's not that I don't believe your conclusions, I do, but as you know AND teach, JKD especially JKDU is about each of us testing EVERYTHING out for ourselves. It is that process that develops us. Like what sifu I said is his JKD book Absorb what is useful, he said basically that knowing E=mc2 doesn't make us Einstein, we must go through the process that he went through, not just copy the end result of his reserch. Look at you yourself, how easy would it have been to say, hey, my teacher is Dan Inosanto! All I have to do is believe him and everything he teaches because he must know what he is talking about. Instead, you bravely went ahead on the JKD process and faced slings and arrows because you thought for yourself! Your case inspires me personally, because you were VERY good at the JKDC stuff, you had the paper trail for those who were impressed by that. You were able to name drop with the best of them. Your a martial art celebrity, you had videos, you write for a major magizine, and your physical skill doing the JKDC stuff was very good! And what did you do? You put all of that to the side and set forth on the true JKD process. One person told me that you came up with JKDU for money. How stupid! If you wanted money, staying were you were was the best bet! JKDU is about performance and truth not about making Burton rich... I feel that JKDU most likely is made up of two types of people, those who are new to martial ats and just see the curriculum you teach and say thats coll and join. And those who have a background in this stuff and felt inside of themselves the call to function and truth! The fact that JKDU continues to grow and change as it needs to based on hacking away at the unessential keeps it powerful, running water never stagnates. The freedom and the encouragment for each of us to not just do what you say and copy you, but to THINK on our own and TEST on our own makes JKDU a fertile environment. Burton, I can't wait to see the new tapes and also I will be attending the camp in November hope to see everyone there. Heres to JKDU in 2002! Cheers! -Rick __________________ White Tiger Gym "Truth through experience..."