Thanks I do believe GMT I will TELL YOU WHY.
1. If he teaches a form we typically get a written verse of the form.
2. It is in Chinese and English
3. The history is usually included as well as the founders name etc.
4. I take that info and google or what ever it and check the history.
5. I see how the GMT story coordinates with the "Historic" view.
6. I list discrepancies if any.
7. I assess whether the discrepancies have merit, for example was it a date or founders name etc.
8. I alot a score of accuracy is 80% correct or 99% correct ?
9. After all this I check for the Shaolin connection.
How many of you guys who do real CMA do this or do your teachers drop a name and you believe it.
So if I am a "believer" after all of what I do then I guess I am. Likewise I alot the form a number 1=5 for difficulty and train on it when I train on other forms less in the number system this way I can keep most of my material up to date.
If all this adds up and the form is usable for example I find the Mantis and Tigers mor applicable than Budha Fist then I assume or know "you guys choose which word to use" it is the real deal. I dont care that the Flavor or fluidity is missing I know with time it will occur. Probably not to you guys standards though. KC