by JoseFreitas on Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:37 am
From the website:
"Josh is an accomplished instructor with 15 years experience in martial arts and 13 years experience teaching. Josh has been awarded instructor standing in (3) separate martial arts: Kung Fu, Cheng Sher Ba Gua Kung Fu, and Arnis. Josh has trained in Kung Fu styles such as Hungar, Wing Chun, Yin Fu Ba Gua, Cheng Sher Ba Gua, Ma Gui Ba Gua, and recently Jeet Kun Do. His main style of Kung Fu is Cheng Sher Ba Gua Zhan. He also specializes in Tai Chi (Yang Style / Ba Gua), Chi Gong, and meditation techniques.
Josh has also trained in numerous modern styles including Arnis / Escrima, Full Contact Stick Fighting, combat JuJitsu, Grappling, Boxing, Kick Boxing, and Canadian Military close quarter fighting techniques. His main modern style is Arnis / Full Contact Stick Fighting. Josh has also attended and helped deliver numerous seminars and special courses including self-defense, Arnis, and women's self-defense, and others.
Josh is a great instructor who makes complex and difficult martial arts training FUN. Contact Josh today for STRESS FREE TAI CHI or Arnis STICK training."
Josh seems like a real stand up fun guy, but Josh never even mentions one of his teachers, let alone the many he must have had to have such "wide" experience in the Martial Arts. We also do not know, and he does not tell, who awarded him "instructor ranking in three (3, count them, 3!) separate martial arts". In particular who it was who certified him in Kungfu, as opposed to, say, Bagua... and we never are told which of these "kungfu" styles he was certified in. For all I know he may be great, but many years ago I swore to myself (after a particularly bad experience) that I would never again, ever, even look at an instructor who is not able or willing to provide a minimum of info on his teachers or the organizations who certified him.