It's a good point, especially
within a particular lineage. Many people in the EWTO, over the years, have left the organization when they realized they were not really learning LT's system - but rather KK's interpretation coupled with his own ideas. Many left and had to try and find a way to learn LT's system, which was no easy task in Europe... where do you go?
Some found a way, others quit the system entirely, some just trained with other like-minded people, yet others left and joined another WC/VT lineage. Graham has pointed out how many EWTO people now learn from PB.... it is no shock to me.
But I think these things (the differences, the methods, etc) can be expressed in a way that doesn't lead to the slanging matches we engage in here (the exception being Sean, who remains polite all the time).
Maybe it's best to avoid saying "You are wrong/incorrect", etc.
For example, the way some people do Bong Sau is different to how I do mine. Your method has a logic to it that fits within your system, mine a logic that fits within mine. Secretly you might think, "My method works, his is crazy bad."
Let's keep these thoughts in our own heads, and simply explain why we do what we do.
Even with vastly different approaches, there are some commonalities. None of us are here to convert people to our method - and I'm sure if all I wanted to do was chat to LTWT guys I could find a forum for it. The fact that we all come to an 'open' forum for the art must mean we want to talk to people who
do train in different ways, no?
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