Respect is one of the most overused, cliche words in the English pantheon, especially in the computer age. That is why when folks like Feidor S. Laview and my student Cheryl show such unbridled, honest respect I feel the need to highlight such acts.
My new Taiji student Cheryl was kind enough to ask if I minded her showing some of what I have taught her to a class of senior citizens she teaches weekly. I was flabbergasted and humbled by this simple, yet often overlooked request in the martial arts. Traditionally in most Asian Martial Arts you were forbidden to teach or show what you learned to anyone outside of your training family. Now days that rule is a bit more lax, but it is refreshing none the less when a student asks out of respect.
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| Miss you Mike |
Similarly a gentleman I have never met Feidor S. Laview writes the Seagraves Journey, a web serial that has been described by David Schrock as:
“A turbulent, occasionally psychedelic, ride dotted by beautiful pools of reflection.”
As part of his research for Wu Ming, one of his characters whom uses a Miao Dao (a specific long sabre from the Chinese Martial realm) Feidor stumbled across my postings about my old teacher Mike Martello who was an expert in the Miao Dao. Long story short Feidor was kind enough and respectable enough to ask my permission to post a nice write up on the origin of the weapon and his research. Much respect Feidor, and excellent writing!