Yoda X
02-01-2006, 06:05 AM
Brothers,
Every now and again a myth develops, capturing the imagination of those who happen upon it, and offered the veneer of credibility by sources within the Martial Arts fraternity. Here are some extracts from an interview featured in a publication titled 'What Is Enlightenment?'. Read On:
"When I see my opponents fly through the air and fall at my feet without conscious effort on my part, I realize that I am a partaker of something greater than I can comprehend."
'Vernon Kitabu Turner had accepted challenges from top martial artists throughout the metropolitan region known as Hampton Roads—and defeated each of them in a matter of seconds. And even more amazing and mystifying than the haste with which Turner had dispatched his dangerous opponents was the way he was alleged to have done it: With one finger!'
'Imagine how surprised I was when one day as I sat in meditation there was a melting away of barriers, a blaze of light, and I immediately understood the secret of self-defense from the inside out. There was no mystery. When I arose from my seat, I felt as if everything was clear to me." With virtually no formal training in the martial arts, the youthful Vernon Turner had apparently—in "a blaze of light"—become a master.'
Here's the article:
http://www.wie.org/j15/turner.asp
Here's the guys website:
http://soulsword.org/
Does anybody else here think this guys a fraud? My instinct tells me thats exactly what he is. Still, in being a fraud he's duped members of the Police Force, Martial Arts Community and students, who all offer him a loyal following.
What do you guys think?
Cheers,
Yoda X.
Every now and again a myth develops, capturing the imagination of those who happen upon it, and offered the veneer of credibility by sources within the Martial Arts fraternity. Here are some extracts from an interview featured in a publication titled 'What Is Enlightenment?'. Read On:
"When I see my opponents fly through the air and fall at my feet without conscious effort on my part, I realize that I am a partaker of something greater than I can comprehend."
'Vernon Kitabu Turner had accepted challenges from top martial artists throughout the metropolitan region known as Hampton Roads—and defeated each of them in a matter of seconds. And even more amazing and mystifying than the haste with which Turner had dispatched his dangerous opponents was the way he was alleged to have done it: With one finger!'
'Imagine how surprised I was when one day as I sat in meditation there was a melting away of barriers, a blaze of light, and I immediately understood the secret of self-defense from the inside out. There was no mystery. When I arose from my seat, I felt as if everything was clear to me." With virtually no formal training in the martial arts, the youthful Vernon Turner had apparently—in "a blaze of light"—become a master.'
Here's the article:
http://www.wie.org/j15/turner.asp
Here's the guys website:
http://soulsword.org/
Does anybody else here think this guys a fraud? My instinct tells me thats exactly what he is. Still, in being a fraud he's duped members of the Police Force, Martial Arts Community and students, who all offer him a loyal following.
What do you guys think?
Cheers,
Yoda X.