Originally Posted by
TenTigers
actually, I think it's great that Garry is picking up the BFP gauntlet. Someone should.
He has a backround in Yau Kung Mun, so he can demonstrate the BFP forms and technique properly.
DW is one, elderly, and two-might be physically ungifted.
And we sure know Homeless Santa Guy could not move to save his life.
So as far as the physical aspects, I think he's got that area covered. There are many people that move better than their Sifus.
The internal stuff, palms, jow, ch'i-gung-it is what it is. I don't think it's so different than other internal palm techniques, but time will tell.
If Garry presents BFP sensibly, he might in one generation, undo what the previous representatives have done.
When you look at it, it's marketing, plain and simple. Santa Manson and The 48 yr old man simply did an atrocious job of presenting their art and marketing it. Dr Harut is in my opinion, is marketing his jow and chi-gung on his website to his clients. I think he is overstating the obvious, but then again, his clients are not people with medical backrounds.
You can take any art, be it Hung-Ga, CLF, Lama, etc., and if you put it out there with poor representation and obvious attempts at overselling, you and your art's name will lose all credibility.
Don't you guys cringe every time you see another guy bending a spear or iron rod against his throat, or a bed of nails,etc-and he is from your style?
It's really the same as Dr. Harut's marketing-those demos are not aimed at Martial Artists, and certainly not Sifus, but at the general (ignorant) public.
But I think people take the ignorance of the public too far. The public is ignorant, not stupid.That's why there are marketing specialists. Sometimes you need to seek out professional help.
Well, perhaps BFP is off to a fresh start.