Discussion

Here’s a link to the August 1965 Black Belt Magazine that has Grand Master Woo listed in the Instructor’s Page. Some of the facts were embellished and later found to not be true. Since we are all staying home you might enjoy looking at martial arts from our view back in 1965. Things have really changed! https://books.google.com/books?id=5dkDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA29&dq=august%20blackbelt%2C%201965%2C%20instructors%20profile&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q&f=true

The story of the San Soo weapons designed by Gerald Okamura was that he worked as a machinist in aircraft and created his swords on break or lunch, the details I don’t know but they were very nice looking. We discussed making them for San Soo, he was interested but he was busy with his movie career and did not seem to have time to spend making weapons. I waited for some time and I

Although we have wrapped up the “San Soo vs. Thai Boxers” conversation, I wanted to clarify a few things that may have been taken the wrong way. The purpose of this conversation, and many of the discussions we have on this site, is to clear the air and set the record straight while those of us who were there are still around to do so. In no way is this to be taken as disparaging

First, I will put up the comments that were posted which I was going to use last week, read them carefully you will get the views of those involved, my comments are quite clear on what I was told and what I saw. It is long but if you want to really know what happened, read it. Next I was not going to bring some things up but when I am asked directly and it

This will be one more long section which will finish the article but I have noticed less of you are reading this article but I think it should be put up to get the complete read. I intended to add the posts in two more sections, where tempers took over and insults started, I hoped you may see the splits that started at that point. I will leave it up to you if you want