Yoriki,
The premies of my research is to demonstrate that Jerry Durant's 'goshin jutsu kyo jujo' is not a style of authentic ( or historical legitimate)Japanese or Okinawan Karate or Budo,such as Aiki Jujutsu,Nihon Jujutsu,Kobudo.The political difference between the different factions such as the 'goshin jutsu international' and the 'goshin jutsu kyo jujo association' and others are incongruous,since all these groups trace there linage back to Jerry Durant.
To ask qustion of indivdual such as Steve Capella or Jim Fife,would serve no purpose.Because they would just simply proagate the continueing myths and fabricating which have been in existence from the mid 1960's.In the paper written by Tom Green on the life of Jerry Durant,Steve Capella makes several historicaly erroneous remarks.For example,Capella states that"Jerry Durant was the first person given permission to teach Aiki outside of Japan".In one of the video tapes that I have Jim Fife in a interview on Cable TV from Texas,states the configuration of g.j.k.j. by saying that"in the olden days you had to profisient in five arts,they were,Karate,Aikijutsu,Jujutsu,Kobudo and another art" he does not name the fifth art.It seems Jim Fife is lacking of his understanding of history.When he say "in the olden days" which period of history id he refering to,the Heian,Kamakura,Edo,Meiji,Tasisho,Showa.Karate was not taught in Japan intill 1922.I believe that Sokaku Takeda the founder of Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu ,did not start teaching intill around 1898.Which Ryu of Nihon Jujutsu is Fife refering and to which form of Kobudo is he refering to either Ryukyu of Nihon.
Yoriki I believe you are a member of the Penn State-Behrend M.A club ( Brown belt level?)inwhich several people within the club have seen the video tape of Jerry Durant and his Students.The tape also has the interview with Jerry Durant and examples of real Japanese & Okinawan Karate.I am wonder if you were morally insensed by the racial remarks and obscene,rude behavior of Jerry Durant.
Can you explain the vast discrepancy between the examples of real Japnese & Okinawan Karate and the extermely poor technical skills exhibited by Jerry Durant and his students on the tape.
Yoriki can answer one simple question,which of the following three is 'goshin jutsu kyo jujo' based on or derived from which linage:SHURI-TE,NAHA-TE or TOMARI-TE.
ken allgeier
[Edited by Ken Allgeier on 09-19-2000 at 05:14 PM]
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