I don't know Pittman except by reputation through a few friends of mine -- I'm neither for him or against him regardless of the stories I've heard either way. But I've heard many stories about Hung for many years and many sources too and some of them agree with Pittman's story. How about if instead of taking sides and swearing fealty to the Hung name we just put all the stories in the data bin and relax a little bit? All these emotional 'outrages' are bad for the digestion.kreese wrote:My intention is not to start a lineage war, but I will call bullshit when I see it. BTW, I also met some of Pittman's students (mentioned at Pittman's site) and they were total gentlemen, so I have no beef with Pittman's crew. They are extended family as far as I am concerned and they get my respect. Period. I just didn't like the implications of this bit of text because it basically tries to diss a master and anyone that ever trained with him. Not cool.
Ian wrote:Still, fewer injuries in MAs than in rugby.
That was profound, I know.
kreese wrote:On the flipside, a lot of teachers are probably scared to perform techniques on students for fear of scaring them with the violent potential of their art.
kreese wrote:And the traditional martial arts of taijiquan and TKD became "taiji for health" and taebo because...?
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