Hi Holdfast,
Yes, they are...but I think the issue is how much should Hakoko be putting on his plate...it would be similar to serving two Masters at one time...I have been taught that it is bad form to have two instructors in the same art...unless, there is an agreement by the original Master/instructor....
I just reread what I wrote and ,yes, it does appear to imply that... for that, I apologize, it was not my intend...
But I do believe that if Hakoko sticks to his first instructor-Guro Dan and his group-he should be loyal to him before looking at other instructors...I know Marc Denny has trained under Guro Dan and so did Eric Knauss (from their bios on their website), but if he is going to Guro Dan, stick with it...that doesn't mean don't do any research, but it does mean to create a foundation or a base art....
Just my opinion.
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