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Post by Sifu Ron on Jun 23, 2012 12:04:42 GMT -8
Honor , Honesty , and Respect are expected from many people in life and such is the case in all martial Arts. Its is unfortunate that this doesn't hold true , a good example is Carl Totton.
Totton wrote an article that Inside Kung Fu magazine published in 2004. Inside Kung Fu magazine at that time was owned and operated by Curtis and Douglas Wong, they have left a " bad taste in my mouth " by ignoring the truth as has Seming Ma ( Ark Wong's Grandson ) all these years and not speaking up about it and telling the truth.
I do sincerely thank David Cater for printing my response to this false bullshit story.
The article and my response appear below.
imgur.com/5WgFfxy
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Post by mark312 on Mar 29, 2013 15:59:06 GMT -8
It's very sad to see people who have known one another for so many years, basically a kung fu family quarrel to such an extent, and lying to make one look glamorous. It is very dishonorable to Master Wong too. I hope everyone can settle their differences, because life is too short for such pettiness and dishonesty.
I don't know Master Totton, but I hope he realizes that lies are easily found out.
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Post by Sifu Ron on Mar 31, 2013 7:10:40 GMT -8
Yes it is Mark.
I have never met Totton , and I often have wondered why no one including GM Ark Y Wong's grandson Seming Ma
and Douglas Wong ( as they know Totton and about this article) , have never openly disputed this B/S article. I came close to meeting Totton a few years after this article came out, I went to a Kung Fu gathering in southern California put on by GM Art Wong's former students in southern California. It was held at a very large park, there were a few hundred people their.
I was at the opposite end of the park when Totton was introduced, I was eager to ask him face to face and confront him about the article. Odd part of it is, he disappeared into thin air , I moved all around the park, mixed in and talked with everyone, however Comic Book Carl ( the nick name I have given him ) was nowhere to be found.
I have since posted this article on Face-book directed at Comic Book Carl and his pals to see and read and no one has responded.
Silence equals guilt.
Jim Anestasi is the only one that will or has spoken about it , Jim and I are the only ones left from the old days ( 1959 ) .
Hard to understand isn't it ?
Thank you Mark for speaking here , my best to you.
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Post by robert on Jan 15, 2014 9:04:03 GMT -8
It is sad to see this kind of stuff whatever happened to honor and respect ? It is good you brought this out Sifu Ron either wise most of us would have ever known. I wonder why people that know about this ignore it.
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Post by Sifu Ron on Apr 17, 2014 14:54:12 GMT -8
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE - THAT LACKS RESPECT - HONOR - AND HONESTY - AND HE IS A FAKE -  HUMBERTO DAVID DE JESUS I TOOK HIM IN AS A STUDENT , THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS HIS FORMS HAVE NO MEANING , THE MOVES CANNOT BE USED FOR MUCH OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN EXERCISES, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE DONE IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR PHYSICAL WELL BEING. HE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST HIS OWN PHYSICALY WELL BEING. HE DOESNT UNDERSTAND THE USE OF THESE MOVES IN THE FORMS HE DOES, WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT HE SAID HE WAS NEVER TAUGHT HOW TO USE HIS KUNG FU MOVES . I WORKED WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS , EVEN BROUGHT FRANK HERE TO TEACH HIM SOME USE SELF DEFENSE. IT WAS HOPELESS, I WAS STILL DETERMNED TO HELP HIM UNTIL HE SAID " I AM GONNA GIVE MY STUDENT A BLACK BELT " . I ASKED HIM " WHAT KIND OF A TEST ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE HER ? " " NONE , I KNOW WHAT SHE CAN DO " HOW CAN ANYONE EVER RESPECT BELTS , DEGREES , TITLES , FROM THIS TYPE OF LEARNING ? RESPECT ? NOPE NOT AT ALL. THAT IS WHEN I BROKE AWAY FROM HIM AND ALL HE REPRESENTS. |
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Post by Sifu Ron on Nov 4, 2014 8:47:07 GMT -8
Who is the worst of them all ??
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Post by Sifu Ron on May 6, 2015 13:22:25 GMT -8
Who is the worst of them all ?? SEMEM MA |
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Post by Sifu Ron on Nov 29, 2016 9:41:54 GMT -8
As we approach 2017 I sincerely hope this false story put forth by Carl Totton is never forgotten and is always recognized for what it is 100% false.
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Post by Sifu Ron on Mar 8, 2020 9:31:39 GMT -8
3 years later ( its 2020 ) and Totten's lies are still around.
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Post by chrislomas on Mar 8, 2020 11:20:04 GMT -8
It is a shame.
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Post by Sifu Ron on Apr 14, 2020 18:06:15 GMT -8
yes it is a shame however there are many " flake and fakes " in the Martial Arts world. The cardboard Museum is a place where they all gather. |
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