Hi Guys
Alan Orr here, Sorry to bore the hell out of you.
This is a reply from my teacher Robert Chu to Benny Meng’s thread on HFY fourm.
What a waste of time and energy… but my teacher Robert Chu has made a reply to stop benny’s twist on things
Master B wrote:
Before we talk about the present, the past needs to be clearly
understood.
Lets back up and get things straight. It seems to me that Robert Chus
students present themselves as if they are interested in the truth but
the
reality is that they are fooled by the King of the Pien Gwai Lo.
RC: I make no claims about being the original WCK, or charge $20 K for
discipleship and otherwise…
Master B:
Coming from many sources in the martial arts community over many years
Robert Chu has been attacking and badmouthing well-known and
well-respected
Sifus for a long time. In the past there were no consequences for his
actions so he continues his childish, immature behavior to this day.
This
probably has to do with his youth in New York City. He told me himself
that
he used to hang out with gangs and street toughs and the attitude was
all
about protecting yourself first. Those experiences as a youth seem to
be
powerful as they are still influencing his behavior. Being a product of
that
environment it seems that hes still clinging to that attitude. But
hes
messing with the wrong people: he disrespected my Sifu and the HFY
lineage.
RC: Again, Ad Hominen attacks of a system that has no credentials.
This
shows that BM was my student - I had my youth fighting with gangsters
and
other punks. Childish, immature behavior? I don’t see that, nor is
that
relevant to HFY’s alleged history. BM and HFY is insulting all WCK
systems
of today as well as the ancestors with their false claims.
BM: My post here is not to argue which lineage is better or the
historical
facts of Wing Chun. My post here is to make clear that Robert Chu
started
rumors about HFY and Grand Master Gee, thinking he could get away with
it.
If Alan is concerned about justice and truth, why has he ignored
Roberts
latest writing attacking the HFY lineage in the thread I started here?
Alan
spoke to me, asking why is Gary attacking my Sifu? The fact of the
matter
is that were not attacking anybody were stating the facts. The
negative
image that Robert Chu has is solely his responsibility. Gary is simply
defending his Kung Fu family. Remember, the fact of the matter is that
Robert Chu initiated the defamation of HFY years ago when HFY first
came out
to the public just like he started this latest round of politics. Alan
talks
about what matters is application in our family, what matters is
doing
what is right. The Shaolin Monks didnt study martial arts simply to
learn
how to beat each other up. Instead, they learned how to apply the
lessons
they learned through martial arts training to living life. In our
family, we
start with what things appear to be, the Sik. Then we bring students to
the
understanding of Lei and Faat the fundamentals of Principles, Laws
and
Essence. Because of this process, we teach our students to think
independently. Often in class, we tell the students dont believe what
you
hear or see, gain the wisdom and experience for yourself and make the
conclusion on your own. We want our students to be independent
thinkers.
This is our organizational methods. Dont fall into the trap of what
appears
to be
RC: But they all act like lemmings in listening to BM’s rants. HFY is
the
system that says it is original and authenticv from Shaolin. We know
it is
simply not true. I started no rumors, just do what Parlotti said, “No
one
with half a brain is going to accept what either man says (Cheung and
Gee)
on blind faith.” I question the authenticity of the lineage and if
that is
an insult, and the HFY boys take it as such, then so be it - I just
don’t
believe what is the big deal to attack me. Where is the proof that
says Gee
did not learn from William Cheung? HFY looks very much like TWC.
Notice
what BM says here “My post here is not to argue which lineage is better
or
the historical facts of Wing Chun.” More smoke - simply show us the
proof
of the system.
BM: To start from the beginning I want to lay out some background
information first.
RC: This is all irrelevant.
BM: Part I: How Robert Chu left the Moy Yat family
RC: Acording to BM…LOL!
BM: Robert Chu told me himself that he was a student of Sifu Lee Moy
Shan.
Sifu Lee is my Sihing in the Moy Yat family. Robert said he wanted to
finish
the system, specifically the weapons. Robert approached his Sifu,
saying to
the effect that Ive been here long enough and I want to finish the
system. According to Robert, Sifu Lee replied to the effect that You
have
many Sihing that havent completed the system yet so why should you be
so
special to finish ahead of them?
RC: That is true. But what BM doiesn’t know is that none of my
training
brothers learned the entire system, and that I suspected he did not
complete
the system from Moy Yat.
BM: Robert basically gave his Sifu an ultimatum, basically, If you
dont,
Ill leave and go somewhere else. Obviously, a student making this
kind of
ultimatum leaves the Sifu with no room to negotiate.
RC: This is assumption on BM’s part. He does not know LMS or me. I
asked
LMS if he completed the whole system under MY. He said he did. At
that
time Lee was embroiled in another business, marriage,
and other things. When I questioned him, he felt that I did not
deserve his
answers, which is fine. My thought is he does not teach what he does
not
know or have.
BM: Sifu Lee said to the effect, If you leave, dont use my name. And
Robert told me he walked out and as he left, he basically said, F***
off! I
have my own name and its Chu. This is how he ended his relationship
with
his Sifu.
RC: I told LMS if he wasn’t willing to teach or did not know the entire
system, I would learn from somewhere else, as I had the desire to
complete
the system. There’s nothing wrong with that. That shows a good,
determined
student. When Lee said, “Don’t use my name if you teach”, I simply
stated,
“My surname is Chu, I do not want anyone else’s name. Success or not,
that
is my name.” The Chu family is descended from the Ming Dynasty - why
would I
change my name to Lee or Moy? WHO DOES NOT HONOR THEIR FATHER? In
Chinese,
it is a grave insult not to be called by one’s surname.
BM: Then, with nowhere to go, Robert went to his Sigung, Moy Yat.
Robert
told Grand Master Moy Yat that he didnt have any money as he was still
in
college but that he wanted to finish the system all he had to learn
was
the weapons. After discussion and interaction with Grand Master Moy
Yat, the
Grand Master said that Roberts kung fu was still quite young and the
best
way to finish the system was to become a member of the Special Student
Association, which covers the entire system. The cost of that program
was
only $3000 for the whole system and lifetime support.
RC: Moy Yat came off as a greedy businessman, but now in hindsight, I
realize he was selling his craft. I felt he was conning me. And I
listened
to him for over an hour on how LMS did not study the compolete system
from
him and that Moy Yat only taught him formally up to Chum Kiu. My
disgust
with Moy Yat and Lee Moy Shan was that Moy Yat should have taken
responsibility and taught the complete system. This way LMS shouldn’t
be
teaching. Of course, if this reaches public ears, this is not good.
Moy
Yat today is dead, and LMS has retired from teaching. Moy Yat wanted
to
give me a special deal, “Pay me $1K now, then $100 a month for 10
months and
then he would start me all over again. This is a special deal for you
because you are Chinese.” I was disgusted with the entire way this
was
conducted. I decided to not train with them. I rejected that sales
offer
feeling that martial arts should not be sold in that way.
BM: To me, this is a bargain. I myself paid a lot more to learn from
Grand
Master Moy Yat and what I received was worth more than any amount of
money I
could spend. Years later in Roberts writing on the Internet and in
published articles, he wrote about a well-known Sifu in New York
implying
that the Sifu only wants $3000 and cheats the public. When Robert
criticized
this Sifu he said that the Sifu didnt touch his students hands and
couldnt even fight.
RC: Which is true.
BM: Speaking about money, when I was doing research into the Gu Lao
system
with Robert, he charged me $1000 for two days but he ended up spending
more
than half the time showing me his interpretation of the Ip Man system.
RC: Because BM’s WCK was so lacking, and his power was coming from his
shoulders, I had to correct BM’s lack of stance, structure and
mechanics,
all of which he could not learn from Moy Yat, as a distance learning
student. I had to go back and correct his lousy forms and structure
and
lousy weapons application and form. To date, I still don’t know if
he’s
doing it right. At this time, BM was toppled over 40 times onto his
hotel
room bed because he did not have a root at all. It was pathetic that
his
gung fu was so low. As I charge $100 an hour, it is only fair I be
compensated for my time to fix him.
Part 1 continued