Re: RELEVANCE?

If you are wondering, why I am asking you about the connection with Hank Slomanski?

It is because of Elvis training with HS, given special consideration for his few weeks learning MA while around this person... I feel anyone who goes through very intense training regarding a certain MA, is qualified (mental) but can you imagine, he must have been handled with kid gloves IMHO...Kata would be his forte, I have to figure. Singer, actor and very dedicated, some personality disorders...But they are common...

But once learning the basics, all the rest is simply continuation process... Joe Lewis is a good example of that situation. His training in the Corps, and continuing it.

EPS mentions all that in his last book vol 5 II, about the importance of basic...

Belts have always been a huge problem in some organizations and one of the things the late A. Emperado did was to assure his organization did not fall into that problem. Money and belts been there for some time in America it seems.

You helped with the book Elvis??? There might have been some conversation about Elvis and HS...Or not???

Dan Inosanto made a mistake, statement is incorrect about HS he did not die in Nam... He went on to higher learning similar to others that have been in the arts. My post might have been confusing...I'll edit.

Poetry...

"The Jackals", two edged sword, cuts both ways... Good one Mills. Poetry is something the Japanese felt was the full circle for warrior types...

"The Lone Samurai" mentions how that was the way of Miyamoto Musashi...

Also mentions about training and learning by ones own desire, determination... Inspiration, writing about a friend, or loved one. It goes along with the ability to think on ones feet and having a special apptitude. It is all in the book I mentioned.

I have a feeling EPS fit that mold, well...

You being involved in fencing and knowing that part of MA, seems you had to have influenced EPS, (two way street thing) especially if he lived with you for sometime, wrote the Elvis book together... Must have been a hard time for EPS...

Some of my thoughts (rambles) about, relevance...

Regards,
Gary