Hello Professor,

I am glad you explained us, I was curious about the PHD title, the why and
hows. Reading your bio on your web site, I did not have any doubts about
your ranks in multiple disciplines nor your skills...

Thanks again for the clarification...

In kempo,

-- Fabien

-----Original Message-----
From: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of iskka_pierro
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 4:21 PM
To: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Shaolin Kempo] Organization

Greetings,

My name is Joseph Pierro and I have been asked to clear up and issue
so here goes.

In July 2005 I was Awarded a PhD in Martial Arts from the World
Martial Arts Hall of Fame, sokeship, Head of Families and
Grandmasters Council. This was Awarded to me by a Grandmaster Robert
Braff he is a Rep from that association. This was awarded to me at
the World Karate union Hall of Fame. I was told it was for my years
of dedication to the martial arts. I said thank you and filed the
award with a great many other thing I have been given, it was at the
urging of a few masters and grandmasters that I know that I framed
and started to use it. I was told due to my rank it was something I
should I should use Its a piece of paper most people don't have.
If I have offended anyone by this I will happily have honorary put
behind the PhD on the site.
The ISKKA is all about helping SKK schools if this helps then so be
it.
Honoray PhD are given all the time to Presidents and Congressmen and
Important People By Four Year Universities I have two students who
have Honoray PhD from a university.
Hope this helps

Master Joseph Pierro
ISKKA Founder

--- In shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com, dimmaktimmah <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> I'm sorry you don't like my answer which I still believe to be
true. I will have you question answered by Ma Pierro himself
shortly.
>
> tim
>
> --- In shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com, "Fabien Pichard"
<fabien_pichard@> wrote:
> >
> > Nonononononono, a PHD is a doctorate or a post doc, usually
about 5 years on
> > the top of a Masters degree...
> > A PHD is not an honorary title at all...
> > A professor is one thing, a PHD is entirely another thing...
> >
> > -- fabien
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of dimmaktimmah
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:47 PM
> > To: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Shaolin Kempo] Organization
> >
> > when one attians the rank of 7th or 8th degree black belt, (im
> > inclined to believe the latter), He may be called Professor...
> > Professor I, Professor Kimo, Profesor Pierro... I believe that
it is
> > at this point that they have acquired the PHD title... Although
I
> > could be wrong, I don't believe it is an actual paper
certification
> > granting them an actual PHD...
> >
> > --- In shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com, "Fabien Pichard"
> > <fabien_pichard@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was just on the ISKKA site and Master Pierro has a PHD is
martial
> > arts?
> > > How? Just wondering...
> > >
> > > - fabien
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com] On
> > > Behalf Of dimmaktimmah
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:32 AM
> > > To: shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Shaolin Kempo] Organization
> > >
> > > Im witnessing a new trend. There are some SKK that are
attempting
> > to
> > > create "clubs" and such. One of those masters (Joseph Pierro)
I
> > spoke
> > > with has for a reason to organize the material, another was to
make
> > it
> > > easier for SKK schools to make money... http://www.iskka.com/
is
> > the
> > > clubs website.
> > > Other SKK Masters aren't so willing to follow and join this
group.
> > > Maybe over time this will change. I have heard rumors that
Prof I
> > may
> > > be thinking about doing a club that is like this which would
> > compete
> > > with Ma Pierros.
> > >
> > > It seems if its not one thing, its another.
> > >
> > > Feel free to check out the skk site and if your interested hit
Ma
> > > Pierro up. I'm sure he'd appreciate hearing from you.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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