That what he preaches is the original, and that to be "complete" you should follow his theories
---Can't help with that one. You saw my views on his idea of what is "complete" above.
So, point 1, the history.
---I think the idea that Wing Chun came from a fusion of White Crane and a Snake style is solid. But what kind of historical proof would there be? A document stating "I, Ng Mui created Wing Chun after studying White Crane and Emei Snake"?? There are no "smoking guns." But the legends suggest that this is true. Watching a fight between a Snake and a Crane to gain inspiration is just a metaphor for the system coming from this origin. The link with White Crane should be pretty obvious, given the many similarities we share. The Snake link is a bit more tenuous, but good people have been exposed to Emei Snake and say they see the similarities as well.
Point 2, the outcomes.
He keeps going on about transformation, complete and so on, so id like to see an example of someone that is simply better at Wc having adopted these methods.
----Good point! Rather than all his speeches, I would rather see Hendrik post some youtube footage of what he is saying in action....showing how it works and not just talking about it. He needs to show people applying it in a 2 man format.
So there is the 2 things, and i want to know WHY folks believe him?!
---Like I said, I only believe part of what he has been saying. No one has to be a "Hendrik convert" and buy into the whole package. I believe some of his historical points because it does match what people like Rene Ritchie, Robert Chu, and Jim Roselando have concluded as well. I believe some of his biomechanical points because it does match with good power generation and "force handling" from a biomechanical standpoint. Like any of us, I think Hendrik has a tendency to overstate his case much of the time. This comes across as an "agenda." But really, he has nothing financial to gain. Reputation-wise he comes here and ****es people off on a regular basis, so that can't be the motivation.
He isn't trying to build a student base or big organization like Sergio. Heck, does he even have regular students? I think Hendrik just has ideas he wants to share for some validation. That may be an ego thing, but not in a bad way. Everyone wants to have their ideas and opinions validated to some extent. Anyway, just my 2 cents. Probably doesn't help much.