--- In shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com, dimmaktimmah <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Standardization seems to be of interest to quite a few people. Matt
> Barnes mentions the topic on his website and explains his views
> there. My own instructor has expressed an interest in the idea
> although I don't have that email with me right now. It seems that a
> core curriculum could be agreed upon and after that the schools are
> free to add their own information and requirements. Each school has
> the right to be unique but if they will teach SKK their students will
> have the same SKK core.

That's the crux of what i'd like to see happen. Everyone has the same
core...even if you want to show a variation on the kata/combo, at
least you have a set way of doing it.

> So, thats 5 people... couple thosand more and I think we can start
> something.

You know, an avalanche starts a few snow flakes at a time. ;)
My feeling is if a few people adhere to a standard, then it becomes a
standard and more will join in. Once you see that it improves the
quality of teaching, the teachers and the students, how could you not
find it useful.

I get the impression that there's lots of independent schools and
school-less students looking for help. This could be a step. I will
also help schools that need to hire help (like me) but can't take on
any old SKKer because they don't have the material or have it correctly.

Sifu Bry