Wallace Smedley Sr. (September 21, 1926 – October 22, 2009), my Father, my mentor, and my friend passed away last Thursday at about 11:50 AM. He was a very rare person. His parents split up when he was very young. His step father beat him, and at eight years old, he decided he had had…
Month: October 2009
Worlds Youngest Black Belt
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2671421/Worlds-youngest-black-belt.html In the above link you will read about a five year old child who has a black belt. She is a cute kid, and is obviously being promoted by the instructor, but it is another case of black belt nonsense. Earlier I mentioned that being a black belt used to mean something. There was…
New Book
Within the next week or so, my latest book will be available. This one, titled “Kick it to the Next Level, Improve your martial arts instruction without selling out” is not about Hung Gar specifically, but is a collection of articles on teaching martial arts. I will post the link once it is available!