I have a "hate list?" I wasn't aware that I hated anybody.Note that the Elmore hate list contains mainly those out of favor with the gurus of the now defunct Close Combat -" my way or the highway"- board. Even tho some are just variants (Whamsley's combato for example) of the same WW2 combatives they support?
I do believe I've commented previously that I find "Whammer" somewhat unpleasant in terms of his behavior online. I have never commented on the validity of "Canadian Combato" as a style.
If I had it, I'd send it myself. If I remember correctly, Ralph expressed distaste for some thread or other to which I linked -- I don't remember if it was Hikuta-related or not -- and I apologized for irritating him. If that's "groveling and scraping," fine. I happen to think Ralph's a nice guy and didn't see any reason to annoy him intentionally.humorously- did anyone read the posts where guru Ralph Grosso took Elmore to task for starting crap on that board? See Elmore grovel and scrape for forgiveness! IF anyone has that thread copied please send it to me!
Any negative comments I made about Hikuta before I viewed the Hikuta material were directed specifically at A) your attitude and behavior and B) the obviously contrived history of the art. I had nothing to say about the techniques of Hikuta (and clearly stated this fact) until after I acquired the DOK Lee book.If anyone wants to do a search for Hikuta you will find negative posts concerning Hikuta from Elmore dating to at least March of 2001- many months before he ever saw any Hikuta material - which was around Aug of 2001.
I had my pea brain made up about you, Jack, but I was willing to give Hikuta itself a chance.Fact: Elmore had his pea brain already made up about Hikuta LONG before seeing any material.
Surely you are brave enough to make your own insults about my fat-assed pseudo-intellectuality, Jack. Why hide behind your friend?Saw T surfer the other night- he said he surfed into Elmore's site and saw his pic- "He looks like a fat ass psudo intellectual to me" was the comment.
"When did you stop beating your wife?"I always though of him more of a pencil necked geek- so which is correct Elmore?
I have never commented in any way on the "Speed Man," other than to remark that I'd found myself in disagreement with him (specifically, with some of the marketing claims associated with him). I did not say how or why then, nor have I since. How does this in any way quantify a degree of "messed up-edness" to which we could or would assign to him?Fact : feet on the ground Matt Furey has adapted some of the Speed Mans' technique for striking. So is Speed Man really as messed up as Elmore says?
I have never said Systema is "esoteric BS." I have never commented on the content of Systema at all, other than to remark that others have alleged repeatedly that some of Vlad's tapes contain some psychic silliness that sounds questionable to any reasonable person. I have obtained several of Vladimir's tapes and will review them eventually; I have not commented on the content or quality of his work apart from reporting the allegations I have mentioned.Fact: Matt Furey sent a rep ( Robinson I think) to grapple with Systema guru Val V to see if he was for real. Result? Furey is forced to give grudging respect due to butt whooping his rep got. So is Systema really just esoteric BS as Elmore would have us to believe? ?
Which, I guess, prompted the visits from the Ghost of Farmer Burns Past late one Christmas Eve...Furey was highly negative towards it a few years ago- especially after the "psychic ability tape" - but mentor Gotch said he was the real deal- inspiring Furey to investigate further.
Furey is also an unabashed salesman who does silly things like market "Bush vs. Saddam" in the name of making sales. One presumes this offsets the loss that admitting he was wrong might cost him.Furey is more of what I'd call a true professional- not afraid to admit when he is wrong- although it will doubtless cost him some sales.
Why do you care so much what I think, Jack?