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Well, this weekend my first Kempo instructor (to whose school I have recently returned) will meet for the first time with Steve Cooper (the instructor I trained with in Nashville) and the Grandmaster of that system/affiliation, George Dillman. Dillman and Cooper will be evaluating him and his "senior" student* as representatives of the school, for purposes of joining their affiliation.
As I understand it, the normal requirement to become an affiliate school is to have two Masters within the organization who will vouch for you. Cooper already told me that he'd vouch for the school based on my recommendation of them, but that still leaves us needing a second recommendation -- thus, the evaluation this weekend.
* Technically speaking, I am the senior student at the Memphis school (3rd degree vs 1st degree black belts). However, because I've spent the last 4 years in the Nashville school, I don't count. On the one hand, I can agree that I am no longer representative of the Memphis school and it's recent history/teachings. On the other hand, Cooper knows what I was like when I walked in his door, plus I would think having someone who got their 2nd and 3rd degree from a DKI (Dillman Karate Int'l) school should be considered a point in favor of the Memphis school.
We shall see.
As I understand it, the normal requirement to become an affiliate school is to have two Masters within the organization who will vouch for you. Cooper already told me that he'd vouch for the school based on my recommendation of them, but that still leaves us needing a second recommendation -- thus, the evaluation this weekend.
* Technically speaking, I am the senior student at the Memphis school (3rd degree vs 1st degree black belts). However, because I've spent the last 4 years in the Nashville school, I don't count. On the one hand, I can agree that I am no longer representative of the Memphis school and it's recent history/teachings. On the other hand, Cooper knows what I was like when I walked in his door, plus I would think having someone who got their 2nd and 3rd degree from a DKI (Dillman Karate Int'l) school should be considered a point in favor of the Memphis school.
We shall see.
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