“I was greatly privileged to have been a student of Grand Master Frank Masiello, the highest ranking Master of the Ou-Der Kun Tao (Way of Military Virtue) style in the United States. He trained in Taiwan under the Head Master of the style (Hung Dai Shi), travelling China in the early 1960’s, becoming a six province Mainland China Champion in full contact matches. I hold a 5th Degree Master rank in the Ou-Der Kun Tao style.”
Travelling through mainland China fighting full-contact matches in the 60s? Not saying it isn’t true, but… there weren’t ANY Americans being allowed into mainland China in the '60s, much less being allowed to go around fighting with/ beating up Communist comrades …
[QUOTE=cerebus;1025427]Travelling through mainland China fighting full-contact matches in the 60s? Not saying it isn’t true, but… there weren’t ANY Americans being allowed into mainland China in the '60s, much less being allowed to go around fighting with/ beating up Communist comrades …[/QUOTE]
Very true, U.S. relations didn’t open up with China until President Nixon’s administration paved the way in 1970.
I especially liked this:
“Grand Master Hardy is a phenomenal teacher, incredible fighter and healer. He was, is, and will always be my Shifu. He awarded me, with approval from China, my present rank.”
Also, in the 60’s weren’t full contact matches and showing you studied martial arts grounds to be put in prison in China? At least until the late 60’s when the government decided to classify the arts as a cultural treasure. I might be off on my years, but I’m pretty sure fighting was very frowned upon.
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I read your posting from a few years ago commenting on ou der kuntao. I am in the process of learning kuntao from grandmaster frank. I have spent my life like you learning martial arts, frank is the real deal he will only teach small classes and does not charge and what he has taught me in my very brief time spent with him is unlike anything I have seen. You were not disrespectful in your post, however before you comment about someone you should know what you are talking about. I could very easily look at what you claim and talk bad about you.
Seems we have dissed the wrong Grandmaster.
My door is always open, I fly peac/ock feathers on my sun toi. That means I never have a problem with accepting challenge matches.
I always open to cross hands to show what I can do and what others cannot.
Im sorry but you need to learn to speak better Chinese. It is not Ou Der, but Wu De. Seems our GM has some issues with using Pin Yin versus his Pigeon Chinese.
They do a bad job of writing them as well. Again amateurs who are trying to write Chinese who have no idea how to correctly write them nor can they pronounce them for people who supposedly received a complete system from a Master Hung in Taiwan.
No one in Taiwan or China says Kuntao that I know of. And your style is called Martial Virtue Kun Tao or Wu De Quan Dao?
I studied a Kun Tao for a short period years ago (I think in 2004-2005) under an instructor named Lu Robinson here in Phoenix. He trained under Arthur Sikes. We didn’t go into much history of the art other than it was Indonesian and was typically taught only to royalty in classic times. Sikes visited us a few times, he was an interesting fellow to learn from.
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