Temple Kung Fu - Full Transcript Highlights
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Q- ...The title His Holiness the Dalais Seng Shi is that a title that has been conferred on you by someone?
A- Assumed title, how do you say, totally self-invented, sir.
Q- Thank you for your candor.
A- For certain reasons if you want me to go into that.
Q- If you feel that is germane to this please do.
A- Well the Buddhist compared to the Christians and especially North America where I feel less privileged, and it was difficult for them to -- they didn't have the courage to actually match that image with let's say the Pope. The Pope, they call the Pope His Holiness, and nobody else -- the Dalai Lama finally I think they afford him the courtesy that you call him His Holiness. But the question is who is more holy, the man who has 800 million people or a man who has only 200 members, so I would then submit that the Pope is 800 million times more holy than I am.
"And after that I thought I deserved the title Grand Master because a Grand Master is also a person who totally devises his own style." - O.E. Simon
Q- I have also seen reference to you styled as Grand Master Simon. Is that a title that is particular to Kung Fu?
A- You know, I think this most likely could apply to anyone who has made a name for himself over maybe half a century.
Q- In the martial arts?
A- I don't know if there are masters somewhere else. In music there are none I guess. Maybe there are.
Q- Your status as a Grand Master that is in Kung Fu, is it?
A- Yes.
Q- Now, was that a level that was awarded to you by someone, and if so who?
A- One claims that. One claims that. Now, in antiquity one would claim and the other master not liking that would come and either clean your clock or take over this -- they were a rather primitive people. As a matter of fact you will see that I was the first Grand Master in North America. After I called myself a Grand Master everybody was one or they became one.
Q- And so they (the Pai Hu Shi) were trained in a different style and you said a much more destructive style?
A- Yeah.
Q- Potentially destructive style, correct?
A- Well, actually I introduced them to the true concept of Kung Fu which is anywhere else which I was taught by my master, and he told me in time I will find out I will learn not to step forward but to stand still. And I understood that finally it came to me that is the only way it must have been designed because the monks never walked after anyone. And if danger comes
to one it is easy to depose of it than going after danger. There are many scientific facts underlying to this, so I have actually proven and established a scientific concept to this method of dealing which no other style ever has attempted to have a scientific proven method in this style which cannot by means of signs discount it.
Q- Are you talking about the first time you didn't come to discovery?
A- Yes.
Q- Is that when Mr. Piercey and the rest of the people were examined?
A- I would think so. I am not too sure.
Q- You say the reason you couldn't come was because you had a commitment to go and teach?
A- I was already on the road when I got served.
Q- That is strange because Mr. Wolfman told me you were ill and presented a medical report to me.
MRS. SIMON No, no, just a minute.
A- No, no, sweetie, he doesn't. You got to tell him.
MRS. SIMON: Yeah, but you get caught with the English and now you get confused. He is trying to turn you into a liar because you don't understand the English.
A- I don't think so.
MRS. SIMON; Well, he is. He just said that.
MR. GROH; No, I am not.
Q- MR. GROH; Mr. Simon, there has been some question raised about whether you understand me or not. If at any time --
A- I don't want to lie, yeah.
Q- Just a minute. If at any time throughout this discovery if you have got any doubt or any hesitation about whether you understand me or not will you tell me?
A- Yeah.
MR. OSHRY; Mr. Grohy in theory that is fine, but in principle it doesn't work because things like inflections and accents will -- accentuation of words will mean different things.
MR. GROH; No, but if the witness doesn't understand the question that is what I am asking him to do is tell me he doesn't.
MR. OSHRY; Well, he may think he understands if he doesn't understand.
MR. GROH; Well, I can't help that.
Q- The kind of thing I am talking about was did you go down and learn certain moves, kicks, punches, whatever from Mr. Parker and then come back and practice them until you were adept at that time? Is that the --
A- No, no, it wasn't good stuff. It was horrible stuff.
Q- Is that the model on which you organized the Pai Hu Shih?
A- Yeah, in general. And we have an oath there which is rather patriotic. It has not too much to do with the Pai Hu Shih but to be a good citizen, and in case the government would turn against the people and burn the Temple of the people that one would then come together and then use this skill to free the people of such government which would be a tyrannic government.
Q- Did you write a book entitled To Hell With Canada?
A- Yeah sure, but the question mark is very important.
Q- But you did author that book?
A- Yes, sir.
"I basically do not believe that we have a much better religion than anybody else. We are most likely the worst there is in my opinion." -O.E. Simon
A- Yeah, well, we don't believe in Buddha Gautama for actually who coined the word Buddhism. We rather choose the word Buddhism as enlightenment, education, or knowledge. We don't celebrate actually the man because we believe that any man seeking enlightenment forfeits his family life. He deserts his family. And therefore I didn't see the wisdom or the purpose of how what you say setting example doing that. The original was built on that, on that individual. So we differ in that outlook. They also believe in the outlook of being very poor, and I can't understand that either.
Q- Do you recall in 1963 saying to Margie Hilbig something to the effect that since you wrote a lot of poetry if you put a Dr. in front of your name did she think anyone would check up on you?
MR. OSHRY; Don't answer that question. What you said in 1963 to Margaret Hilbig has got nothing to do with this lawsuit. Please don't answer the question.
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