retreats108 wrote:Misty Money, SImon invites you personally to come along and he will answer any questions as well as he can - he promises you don't have to stand with your arm out.
Thanks for the invite, don't think it will be possible, contractual and logistical issues generally prevent me from dropping a few grand to fly out and see random people in far away countries, unless I'm already in the country, usually for work, but that's primarily in MENA.
As, I assume your friend, Middleway, said, Simon's group spars often etc, and as I understand you filmed this video. Perhaps, as Simon is your contact, you could ask, on my behalf, if you like, seeing as I can't accept your kind invite, to film some of these sparring sessions, so we can see how these techniques work in a more live environment, perhaps you could include a segment in the long interview. Sure, you did say you only film what your subjects want to show, however I'm not the one making any claims here, I'm asking for evidence of the stated expert skill. Yeah, definitely better to feel for oneself as I already stated, but that's not practical for anyone not in your vicinity.
End of the day, if you make claims (particularly in public) the burden of proof is not on me. And considering there are numerous live demos on YouTube of all manner of styles, showing alive training in a dynamic environment (earlier I posted 8 hours of such footage in another subject), you could say that videos such as above are substandard for showing claimed martial skill.
Don't you think it would be better for your friend too? Attract more students, spread knowledge? Etc?
I'm not trolling, these are genuine, practical questions and considerations.
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