Opinions on this school

[Judge Pen]

http://www.clearsilat.com/silat/selection.htm

This is in my area. the guys has reportedly studied with some good people, but I'm skeptical of anyone who purports to teach Dim-Mak and "one touch" KOs (with a "TM" behind it.) What do you guys think?

[Fred Sanford]

I'd go there long before I'd set foot in a shaolin-do school.

You ain't got room to be skeptical of anyone.

[Lokhopkuen]

I'd go there long before I'd set foot in a shaolin-do school.

You ain't got room to be skeptical of anyone.

Why that's just darn right mean

[David Jamieson]

how do you get certified as a grandfather?

It is strange how the filial names from a family style of pai get turned into ranks somehow.

si hing, si fu, si gung are not ranks.

It causes no end to the confusion when people choose to do this.

Merely pointing it out seeing as it got brought up.

[kuntao]

how do you get certified as a grandfather?

Birth certificates are usually good, but genetic testing is more reliable.

* Guru simply means teacher. There are different levels of guru.
* Sifu means father or teacher and is roughly equivalent to a 4th degree black belt.
* Sigung means grandfather or master. This is the sifu’s sifu and is equivalent to a 6th – 8th degree black belt.
* Si Tai Gung means great grandfather this is usually the creator or head of a system.

Of course the definitions and meanings will change based on the context and on who you ask.

[David Jamieson]

Of course the definitions and meanings will change based on the context and on who you ask.

well, not actually. Not in reality. Not if you ask a chinese person.

These are filial associative titles.

If you are going to insist on having ranks why not use standard ranks like:

Director / Founder
Chief Instructor
Instructor
Asst Instructor
Various Belt ranks.

As opposed to adopting another cultural tradition and then *******izing it to meet the needs of rank awards.

it would be like using :

Pope = Main teacher of meditation
Cardinal = direct student of the main teacher
bishop = school director for meditation
priest = school main instructor
deacon = asst instructor of meditation
lay minister = seminar organizer
parishinor = student

so, there is a disconnect when these heirarchical terms get turned into ranks which they aren't.

just pointing it out. And I would point out again that it causes no end to confusion when these filial associative names are used as ranks.

which in turns casts an eye of suspicion on the school that does it.

[Yum Cha]

how do you get certified as a grandfather?

It is strange how the filial names from a family style of pai get turned into ranks somehow.

si hing, si fu, si gung are not ranks.

It causes no end to the confusion when people choose to do this.

Merely pointing it out seeing as it got brought up.

Shhhhhh! Don't go giving away ALL the secrets....

Everybody in my school wears a black belt....Its an instant thing with Pak Mei... Like the White Eyebrows...

[Dragonzbane76]

go to the school do a first hand observation and find out if your interested. If the guy wants money up front and a contract then the first red flag should be flying high.

I'm very leary of anyone proclaiming 1 punch knockouts.... dim mak bull crap.

sounds like a lot of flashy stuff stuck into a site to make people who don't know anything about martial arts come in and get themselves a fansy contract for a year.

if the program is sound then make a decision. (drills, workout, etc. )

anytime i go to another gym or "school" i watch and observe and if i can participate.

[BM2]

Fred Sanford! You ole fish-eye fool! I ought hit you with this purse!
( in an Aunt Esta voice) Sanford & Son TV show.

[Judge Pen]

Ah Fred, I can still be skeptical of a school and still find merit in what they teach. I've heard great things about his teachers and I was thinking about visiting his school. I figured some of you guys may have worked with him at some point. He used to teach in Florida, I believe.

[Oso]

JP, I think a guy here in town either trains under him or with him under deThours but I haven't seen him move so I don't know.

[Oso]

awful lot of theory on this page.


http://www.clearsilat.com/silat/gallery.htm

[MasterKiller]

I dunno if he's legit or not, but look at the size of his head!.

[MonkeySlap Too]

Some of his teachers are good.

PM me.

[Shaolinlueb]

in the 2nd video the kids like um throw left so he does the technique, pauses and continues.... he should be able to make it work from either punch. but yeah for demo purposes its good.