Willem de thouars

[sam mitchell]

Has anyone herd of this man? He is my masters master. He teaches out of his home in Colorado. My master is currently studdying with him. Oh, Im Sam by the way Im new, I study kuntao silat. Thats the style or one of the styles Willem (Uncle) does. He doese others i think.

[sam mitchell]

I would also like to ask if anyone knows if i could maybe find a career in martial arts or taoism? Im really intrested but im not sure its possible. I might even like to retire off that but maybe thats to farfetched.

[WC_Lun]

I have heard of this man. Personally, his theories and that theory application make me feel nervous. I would not seek him out for teaching, but to each his own. I feel some of what I've read by him does nothing more than promote the mysticism of some martial arts and through them his own. Mysticism is a large problem of today's modern TMAs. We need less mysticism and more verifiable scientific fact that works through the science of anatomy and physics. Not more "I studied animals for so-and-so years, so I am proficient at martial arts." If that were the case, most biologist would be world class fighters as well.

[WC_Lun]

Originally Posted by sam mitchell

I would also like to ask if anyone knows if i could maybe find a career in martial arts or taoism? Im really intrested but im not sure its possible. I might even like to retire off that but maybe thats to farfetched.

There are Taoist retreats and studies you can run. I think they are more on the west and east coast. You'd have to have the demand for it. I think there is actually a Taoist Temple out in Washington, but I'm not %100 certain of that.

BTW, Welcome to the forums!

[Them's Fighting Words]

Originally Posted by WC_Lun

I have heard of this man. Personally, his theories and that theory application make me feel nervous. I would not seek him out for teaching, but to each his own. I feel some of what I've read by him does nothing more than promote the mysticism of some martial arts and through them his own. Mysticism is a large problem of today's modern TMAs. We need less mysticism and more verifiable scientific fact that works through the science of anatomy and physics. Not more "I studied animals for so-and-so years, so I am proficient at martial arts." If that were the case, most biologist would be world class fighters as well.

Hey, don't bag biologists! I spent a year studying Biology (namely Anatomy, Hunter-Prey interactions and Physioloy) in order to improve my martial arts knowledge.