KC Elbows
05-12-2006, 10:36 AM
I can't recall the protocols for plugging things here, as it doesn't come up much due to the amazing products at www.martialartsmart.com
But, here goes.
A good friend of mine has written a book called Herding the Moo, by Joe Smith. It's a firsthand account, as supported by background details culled from the numerous principals involved, of his time in the early Chung Moo Quan cult, from joining, through to instructing for the schools, and ultimately leaving.
His stories are craaaaaazy, the man has a near photographic memory of events, and the humor involved in the events as they unfold is unparalleled.
Reading this really puts the cult experience into a perspective that one rarely sees in such memoirs; for those who have read other works on the topic, his recollections, covering times that were often sad or infuriating, manage to find the insane humor at the core of the cult experience. Instead of empowering the cult leaders, he paints them as they truly were; authoritarian blowhards caught in an endless keystone cop frenzy in order to avoid the truth.
Forget what you thought you knew about the high flying John C. Kim: from airport protocols that would get you locked up today, to high ranking members attempting to steal fully grown trees with hand tools, this book separates the wheat from the chaff in the effort to finally prove, once and for all, that John C. Kim is one whacky *****.
For those interested, here is the link:
http://www.trafford.com/4dcgi/robots/06-0269.html
RD, I'm pretty sure a copy is going to you, Joe may have already contacted you, but if not, I know he intends to.
Gene, I'm posting this for a friend, if I have messed up protocols, please let me know. If it takes me some time to get back to you, I am probably checking out this stuff:
http://www.martialartsmart.net/Sparring_Gear.html
But, here goes.
A good friend of mine has written a book called Herding the Moo, by Joe Smith. It's a firsthand account, as supported by background details culled from the numerous principals involved, of his time in the early Chung Moo Quan cult, from joining, through to instructing for the schools, and ultimately leaving.
His stories are craaaaaazy, the man has a near photographic memory of events, and the humor involved in the events as they unfold is unparalleled.
Reading this really puts the cult experience into a perspective that one rarely sees in such memoirs; for those who have read other works on the topic, his recollections, covering times that were often sad or infuriating, manage to find the insane humor at the core of the cult experience. Instead of empowering the cult leaders, he paints them as they truly were; authoritarian blowhards caught in an endless keystone cop frenzy in order to avoid the truth.
Forget what you thought you knew about the high flying John C. Kim: from airport protocols that would get you locked up today, to high ranking members attempting to steal fully grown trees with hand tools, this book separates the wheat from the chaff in the effort to finally prove, once and for all, that John C. Kim is one whacky *****.
For those interested, here is the link:
http://www.trafford.com/4dcgi/robots/06-0269.html
RD, I'm pretty sure a copy is going to you, Joe may have already contacted you, but if not, I know he intends to.
Gene, I'm posting this for a friend, if I have messed up protocols, please let me know. If it takes me some time to get back to you, I am probably checking out this stuff:
http://www.martialartsmart.net/Sparring_Gear.html