1/10/2012
carson
Hi all! I've not been reading or
posting for quite a while, thought I would check in and see how folks are
doing! I read back a few pages - Some things just never change! And to Bemused-
TYK lied to both my ex and the guy I was supposed to be in a relationship with
on several occasions. She also lied to COL members in general about me and
others on a regular basis - it is one of the ways she keeps control. When I
would ask a senior (EAS) or one of the instructors, I was always told that TYK
has a reason for everything she does, and I needed to just accept what was said
and see what I could learn from it. I was also told that TYK can see what is in
our hearts, even if we don't see it ourselves - in other words, what she
claimed I said or did was in my heart, and I was guilty without knowing it. What
a sad and scary way of controlling people who trust her with all their hearts!
But life is truly wonderful now. As
Bemused says, living a great life is the best revenge! I really do have to
thank TYK, though - if it weren't for all the things I went through I would not
be the caring, compasionate and generous person that I am now, truly enjoying
every breath.
1/10/2012
Kathy Kim
Everything she says is a lie. Or most
of it. She only thinks of herself. I'm not bitter, that is just how I see it.
In the long run she will pay the price. Those that have left are lucky to have
their lives. Someone is always leaving, I like to think these posts have at
least brought people to questioning and then seeing, maybe she "doesn't"
really know anything. She is only for herself.
1/11/2012
bemused
Hi Carson, and welcome back. It's been
quiet around here.
TYK tells so many lies that I wonder
how she keeps them all straight in her mind. It's clear how she keeps people
from checking with each other though--journals and fear. Of course, we were
supposed to tell her the truth, unless a) she wanted us to lie, or b) she
decided she knew better than we did what we were thinking. I believe that the
latter is referred to as mind rape.
What's truly tragic, though, is that
lies are TYK's only source of self-esteem. What else does she have, now that
her looks have faded? Okay, she's a third-degree black belt, but if that were
enough for her she wouldn't have to falsely claim a higher rank. I have a new
title for her, the High Priestess of Hype!
1/11/2012
Freewill
TYK slowly and methodically stole our
freedom and freewill. When I trained at Jung SuWon and was sucked into COL we
lived in housing that was owned by TYK and the instructors. The houses were
split up with males in one house and females in another. There were 15 or more
people in each household and we were told by TYK who we were to room with. We
weren’t allowed to drive anywhere by ourselves and we worked for Lighthouse or
another one of TYK’s companies. At times we weren’t paid a salary and if we were
paid a salary, the money was funneled back for COL dues or other programs. We
had a shopping list of what we could eat and most of it wasn’t what would be
considered a healthy diet. We were told what to wear and we didn’t buy clothes
on our own. We were on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week and were always sleep
deprived. We lived with the feeling that we were always working towards
something greater than ourselves but nothing ever came out of all the selfless
hours that we put towards events or special guests. We were never good enough
and we were never appreciated. We gave up our family and friends and shut
ourselves off from TV, radio and anything that wasn’t focused on TYK. We
chanted TYK’s name in meditations and sat on the floor while she sat in a chair
and reprogrammed our minds. We were disciplined, punished, abused and no matter
what the signs were, it was difficult to get out. We thought in our minds that
we were going to build a City of Light (COL) somewhere and TYK’s teachings were
going to remold the world. We were not weak or stupid but were each at a
vulnerable point in our lives and victims of a grandmaster manipulator.
Keep TYK honest by continually sharing
your experiences on this site and other web sites. TYK will ultimately be known
for being a failed cult leader that stole the lives of so many people.
I am thankful to have my life again and
my hope is that everyone that was under TYK’s control appreciates their
freedom. It is not easy starting over but there is nothing more valuable than
health, family, friends and freewill.
1/11/2012
bemused
Welcome, Freewill. It's good to hear
from another former COL member who made it out. Post-cult life is indeed good.
I would add one more item to your list: self-expression!
1/11/2012
Failed Student
Thank you Freewill for sharing your
experience.
I cannot help but find a parallel
between this situation and so many other cults, where every aspect of one's
life is monitored and controlled.
It is not too different from what is
going on now in North Korea, with Crazy Kim #3, where compliance is instilled
by the fear that eyes are watching you everywhere and at all times.
1/11/2012
Kathy Kim
Freewill, glad to hear from you. I left
there the last of 91. October actually, so I probably don't know you. There
were 4 COL houses when I left. One belonged to es. which men stayed at. I'm
glad to see you made it out ok. Each day is a new day.. Be grateful for it and
if there are still people there that you care about, share what you know on
here. Also what you share will maybe make people think before they join.
Everyone seems to google things they are interested in, so they see this link,
let all know the truth. Lots of us you may not know, but our words are all
truthful, no matter how painfull they were to write or share. I'm the only one
that has put my name up here, but we all know each other.
I curious, have you read all the posts?
Hope to hear more from you
1/13/2012
bemused
Hi Freewill, If you don't mind, I'm
curious, what made you decide to leave COL? It's okay if you'd rather not say.
1/14/2012
clarehoare
Nice, a new contributor! Thanks for
sharing!
1/23/2012
Failed Student
I have never had access to the BB vs
TYK etc lawsuit prior to yesterday. I have read the plaintiffs testament and I
am both amazed and angered that TYK and her cronies were able to extort an
inheritance out of a young and innocent woman.
Apparently TYK had some interesting
legal and financial assistance in this con. I would be curious to know whether
those named defendants are still practicing in their respective professions.
To say that one's inheritance is evil
and the person must be cleansed of it by getting rid of it is similar to the
gypsy fortune teller that tells a troubled individual to bring cash in a brown
envelope and that it will be purified by the fortune teller - who of course has
some under the table assistance in making the envelope switch.
This con bears similarities to what
they tried to do to me - SHS telling me to "get rid of my nest egg"
and follow "grand master"...Of course, "grandmaster" wanted
to be the recipient of my disgorgement of monies.
1/23/2012
Kathy Kim
Quote:
Originally Posted by Failed Student
View Post
I have never had access to the BB vs
TYK etc lawsuit prior to yesterday. I have read the plaintiffs testament and I
am both amazed and angered that TYK and her cronies were able to extort an
inheritance out of a young and innocent woman.
Apparently TYK had some interesting
legal and financial assistance in this con. I would be curious to know whether
those named defendants are still practicing in their respective professions.
To say that one's inheritance is evil
and the person must be cleansed of it by getting rid of it is similar to the gypsy
fortune teller that tells a troubled individual to bring cash in a brown
envelope and that it will be purified by the fortune teller - who of course has
some under the table assistance in making the envelope switch.
This con bears similarities to what
they tried to do to me - SHS telling me to "get rid of my nest egg"
and follow "grand master"...Of course, "grandmaster" wanted
to be the recipient of my disgorgement of monies.
You were smart and most likely a little
less gullible than BB. Not being there I don't know. But tyk is a very sharp
con artist. And they do have everyone work on everyone
1/24/2012
clarehoare
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kathy Kim View
Post
You were smart and most likely a little
less gullible than BB. Not being there I don't know. But tyk is a very sharp
con artist. And they do have everyone work on everyone
I don't think she was gullible, I think
as most her age, she was a lil bit naive.. but we all were when we got
involved.
1/24/2012 11:52pm,
Kathy Kim
I read the court records. That is so
terrible how they tricked her out of her money. I hope she was able to sue and
get her money plus back
1/25/2012 7:24am,
Failed Student
I believe from past reports BB was
successful. Probably not 100 cents on the dollar, but fairly close.
I notice the outside helpers TYK had
are all still practicing in their fields. Perhaps they received a slap on the
wrist for unprofessional conduct or conflict of interest.
6/22/2012 10:46am,
MGD
Hello everyone!
I would like to say to everyone who may
think this thread is all about destroying the credibility of JSW and TYK ....IT
IS NOT!!!
I am a newbie to this site and thread
and have only "skimmed" over the 4 parts of "ex JSW
students" thread and can honestly say that "facts" are pretty
accurate and I am not surprised!
6/27/2012
Failed Student
Hey JSW webmaster...your student of the
week is getting a bit stale - time to get someone new on there and maybe change
those videos from the nineties
6/29/2012
MGD
One reason JSW failed in VT .... the
citizens of the state and the Burlington community are intelligent and can see
through BS.....they will give anyone a chance but if you *&$% them they
will destroy you....when the community realized what She was doing the money
and students started to dry up and TYK, Scott and company started crying foul
making accusations about other MA schools etc......12-18 mos later they were
ALL gone ..to CA
Oh yeah BTW....I used kick Scott S. ass
ALL the time during free sparring and I was 4-5 belts his junior ....he's not
the great of a martial artist......boy would he get pissed ..always take it out
on me when he was "teaching" with hundreds of repetitive kicks
etc..it was ALWAYS worth it because the class understood he was a "wanna
be" without the talent!!!!
6/30/2012
Failed Student
I don't know who you are MGD, but I
rather doubt you were kicking Scott's ass. Yes, he was the classic schoolyard
bully type, and he could be a mean bastard, but from what I observed while I
was training there, (1981-1984) no one was besting him. The last thing I want
to be doing is defending this son of a bitch, but he was slavishly devoted to
his training and his master and did all her bidding without question and earned
his belt rank.
ATC never made any money and was
supported by money extorted from students such as myself through intimidation,
shunning, and ostracism. They may have trash talked the other schools because
they were conventional martial arts schools, and ATC chose to set itself apart
as something different, to the point of no longer participating in tournaments.
I believe this was to prevent her students from interacting with students from
other schools and perhaps getting a different perspective.
I remember only one incident in
training with Scott - we were doing hand techniques. I was holding my own quite
well even thougn I was only a yellow belt at the time. He ramped up his punches
to the point that he injured my arm so badly that I had a black and blue mark
the length of my forearm for a month afterward. Crazy Tae reamed him out for
that and he was made to apologize to me.
7/03/2012
MGD
Failed Student,
With all do respect I started training
at the Kyong Ae Academy of TKD summer of '79 under both Kyon Ae Fontaine and
her brother Dae Yong Kim. I witnessed the break up of the academy into two
schools along with the students. I believe 6-10 students went with Master
Fontaine and Scott was the senior most student (red belt). I can tell you that
up until he left he was good but not that good and I was able to run circles
around him because I was much faster, flexible/agile than him. As long as you
could get inside(jam his kicks) he was unable to counter because his hand speed
was pitiful. If his speed, technique and flexibility improved then it was only
AFTER the new school was opened.
I can also state with confidence that
one of the two other students who left with M. Fontaine and Scott could and did
run circles around him ...his technique, speed and flexibility was FAR better
than Scott's. I do not remember his name however I believe he had blonde hair
and dropped out of college his sophomore year to pursue the MA as a
"career". His close friend had dark hair and I believe his name was
Mike. Both of these student came from fairly successful families with the
blonde hair students' dad being a Dr. (I think).
7/03/2012
Failed Student
MGD - now that I have a better time
frame, I am getting a fix on who you are.
In all probability, at that point in
time, you probably were a match for Scott. Once he broke away from Dae Yung,
Kyong Ae trained him, the blonde guy and his friend, as well as one other quite
hard. That intensive training started even before the break. About 6 of us
would go early in the morning to a quarry and work out for well over an hour.
The blond haired one did not drop out of college, but finished his four years
at UVM. He moved out of his dorm and took up residence in an apartment in
downtown Burlington, shared with Scott and Mike. That also became a Buddhist
temple for Kyong Ae's mother. Long story....... Yes, one person's father was a
MD and the other was a NY banker.
7/04/2012
MGD
Failed Student (LOL), great name I
laugh every time I read it! Thanks for the brief road trip down memory lane.
Wow my memory is not that bad the parent was a banker you say ... I was going
to say a financial adviser but was unsure. I do recall the Buddhist temple and
Bop Sa Nim (?) I only went once to the apartment and it was too
"culty" then for me.
Prior to the temple moving out of
Colchester and the formation of the two separate schools TYK and I had a very
long conversation at her house in Winooski and it dawned on me then that
"something" was not what it seemed. This was when I started to
gravitate more toward M. Kim in my training...I guess I made the correct
decision!
At this time I would like to state that
I have no animosity towards TYK or the others. If I met TYK on the street I
would still treat her with respect (she was one of my original instructors). I
think if I met Scott I would laugh in his face but thats me also I know it
would piss him....never had much respect for the guy...
You may be getting a better
understanding of whom I am but I am trying to recall who you are.....I guess if
you would like to know who I am we can do that by other means....Three
questions for you...What rank were you prior to the split? A UVM student?
Finally were you also a part time bartender at the "Saloon"?
Happy Fourth of July
7/04/2012
Failed Student
MGD - I will take a risk and send you a
private message.
7/04/2012
Failed Student
MGD - I cannot send you a private
message, because the Bullshido gods won't allow it. Maybe you are restricting
it, I don't know. But if you want to dialogue with me, please allow for private
messages. You can block those you don't want to hear from.
7/04/2012
Failed Student
Quote:
Originally Posted by MGD View Post
Failed Student (LOL), great name I
laugh every time I read it! Thanks for the brief road trip down memory lane.
Wow my memory is not that bad the parent was a banker you say ... I was going
to say a financial adviser but was unsure. I do recall the Buddhist temple and
Bop Sa Nim (?) I only went once to the apartment and it was too
"culty" then for me.
Prior to the temple moving out of Colchester
and the formation of the two separate schools TYK and I had a very long
conversation at her house in Winooski and it dawned on me then that
"something" was not what it seemed. This was when I started to
gravitate more toward M. Kim in my training...I guess I made the correct
decision!
At this time I would like to state that
I have no animosity towards TYK or the others. If I met TYK on the street I
would still treat her with respect (she was one of my original instructors). I
think if I met Scott I would laugh in his face but thats me also I know it
would piss him....never had much respect for the guy...
You may be getting a better
understanding of whom I am but I am trying to recall who you are.....I guess if
you would like to know who I am we can do that by other means....Three
questions for you...What rank were you prior to the split? A UVM student?
Finally were you also a part time bartender at the "Saloon"?
Happy Fourth of July
To address what I can publicy -
MBF's father was a biggie in Morgan
Guaranty Trust Co or it's banking affiliate. TYK got a piece of the action when
MBF received his inheritance after the requirement that he marry. Apparently he
signed over the money to TYK after the "I do".
As far as that temple in downtown
Burlington ( Po Gyo Dan) it was rather weird as apartments go. Originally it
was SHS and MBF that lived there, and a young Japanese woman not affiliated
with martial arts. She moved out soon after TYK found out the woman had an
attraction to MBF. Then there was some guy that had a room there, but the
restrictions on his activities were so severe he moved out quickly (
restrictions included no alcohol and taking one's shoes of before coming in to
the apartment).
As far as respecting TYK today, you are
greatly mistaken to show her any kind of deference---she has ruined lives,
destroyed marriages, uprooted and separated people from their loved ones and
any attachments....as someone once stated on this thread......"I wouldn't
fart in her direction". Dae Jung is not much better - a really bad temper
and a host of other issues I will discuss with you privately.
I made it as far as green belt before
the split...then was stuck at that rank for two years thanks to TYK's power
trip. I was one of the older students and I was never a bartender at any
establishment.....just a consumer of alcohol from the other side of the bar.
A happy July 4 to you too - off to see
the parade, enjoy the barbeque, and have fun.
1/06/2013
sarangbitter
Hello All: My name is Kim. I come from
Korea. Guess what. I can confirm only this once, Kyung Ae is a fraud. She
trained with my master, well ex master, many years ago. He was not an old man.
He was associated with her uncle. She had the rank of black belt when she went
to America with her new husband. She brings shame to Korea. Now that I am old
man, I don't give a flying turd. Want to clear my conscience. She is now Tae
Yun. Saw her on TV here and thought, what a load of it. I cannot believe she
has convinced anyone to follow her. Not bad for a girl from Kimchung. This is
the same lady. Have read posts. Very sad she is running a cult but not
surprising. We do that. Run cults. Convince naive Americans to buy into the who
ki energy stuff. And that whole story about her upbringing is a lie. She never
saw a friend blow up. She did not get it for being a girl. Her parents were
just hard on her. Korean men are like that sometimes. She is very clever
though. She was a very good student and took much of the art back to America
and made it popular. Too bad she didn't stay that way. Still she is living a
false way. Making a profit and taking money from students and making rich students
live with her for their money is very savvy, but she is going to have only her
past to live back on. A true master does not need a cult of followers to make
oneself look good. They do not need fame or power. Something went wrong there.
I am leaving now. I am clear in my conscience. Kim.
6/03/2013
Failed Student
Quote:
Originally Posted by Failed Student
View Post
I believe you misread the page. That
was a reference to another company.
Mea culpa Bemused - apparently they did
go bankrupt but have reorganized and are still in business. Perchance Kimmy et
al bit off more than they could chew with the Solyndra purchase. Perchance also
they could find no one, or not enough people, to rent space in their studio and
help them pay back their loan. On another note, the more I look at those self
promoting websites, the more I realize how amateurish they are, and how anyone
in the technical corporate world can take them seriously is beyond me.
6/10/2013
Ryanbeld
Chapter closed
I haven’t posted in years as I had run
out of things to say a long time ago. But now being so close to marriage and
starting a family of my own, I look back and find the only regret I have is
posting my past online for people to see and comment on; especially the
unaffiliated.
Family is of ever-increasing importance
to me and I am lucky to have the family that I do. No matter what had
transpired there it bugs me to know my mom and family’s name is out on these
boards and other websites. This is something I now wish our family had dealt
with out of the public eye.
I grew up and spent many of my
formative years there and have been at peace with all of that for a while now.
I have friends with what people would consider normal upbringings and the more
I talk to them the more I find that a lot of them had situations far more
unstable and unhealthy than what I’ve experienced. There were many good and fun
times to go along with the weird and untraditional ones.
I know that my experiences alone are
not the centerpiece of this thread and that other people who were there have
valid issues and complaints of their own that they are dealing with. But for
me, I’ve grown tired of being bitter. You can lose so much of the present when
dwelling on the past. And I feel like an ass for having complained about my
sheltered upbringing when there are so many people in this world facing
legitimate problems. There are people dying of hunger, thirst, disease, civil
war. What they would give to have my problems…
I consider this chapter closed.
6/10/2013
Failed Student
I wish this site had a "like"
button. Thank you Ryanbeld for sharing.
6/12/2013
bemused
Hey Ryanbeld, it's great to hear that
you're doing well and moving on with your life. Best of luck to you in all you
do.
Everyone handles conflict differently.
Some people are more vocal, others more private. Some people want to hold those
who do wrong accountable, others want to escape further conflict. There are no
perfect solutions.
I don't post here much anymore. I
monitor sporadically in case someone has news or a question.
7/07/2013
Charliebo
Just had to vent to people who
understand....
I went to the movies at pacific commons
in fremont, and saw that they have a booth set up right when you walk
in..kids...teens...
dropped my stomach...
Told the manager they should do their
research on who they let do this..That it was a cult. I don't know if anything
will happen.
has anyone seen their booths up
anywhere else?
8/04/2013
bemused
Charliebo, it's good that you let the
theatre manager know the other side of the story. That is really all anyone can
do. The theatre manager will have to make up his or her own mind. Kimmie and
her minions have their First Amendment rights to freedom of expression, but at
the same time, businesses have their First Amendment rights to freedom of
association. Knowledge is power, and Kimmie thrives on outsiders' ignorance of
her abusive actions.
9/09/2013
Failed Student
Excellent points Bemused.
One must also look at the type of
person who becomes a victim....those with low self-esteem, those with little or
no family structure or support system seem to be the most vulnerable, along
with a few innocents who think they are part of a greater plan.
In my own experience with this group,
it started out innocently enough...a few favors were asked, and as acquiescence
was gained, the requests became demands, then orders. As the leader saw she was
gaining control over her followers, she became drunk with power. So yes, abuse
tends to escalate.
I think back and wonder whether this
situation could have been short circuited while still in its infancy in VT. The
power of persuasion, coupled with the student enforcers of the leader, and
people fell obediently into line. Still, there were many that saw the cult for
what it was, dropped out and went back to their lives, but those that stayed
and are still there have been "turned". Their mental wiring has been
changed, and they no doubt will live happily in this delusional environment
until the end.
I did recover and have no feelings
about this cult experience anymore. My life is full - with work, with play, and
with friends and family.
5/23/2014
bemused
I haven't been on Bullshido in months.
Thanks for the post, Clare. Interesting developments. Building an obstacle
course isn't such a big deal, but any use of weapons is going to frighten the
neighbors. Urban California is not rural Texas. What concerns me most, though,
are the blogs of escapes. I'm reminded of Jdms's story. They might just be
references to this thread and its predecessors, but maybe someone in the area
witnessed an escapee heading for the freeway or something.
11/07/2014 1:40pm,
Shadow Dancer
It has been a long time since I’ve
posted here. On a lark, I recently re-read the entire saga from front to back,
and look at where I am now in comparison to those years gone by.
To those of you in COL who may consider
leaving, be assured that there is a good life waiting for you. You will go
through some serious separation anxiety and then there are the stages of grief
that will face you. But, ultimately you will pass through them and regain your
sense of self, self-worth, happiness, and the ability to live a life on your
own terms.
I’m not proud of the raw anger,
snippiness, crassness and vicious meanness I spewed on this forum. It was over
the top and childish. I’m sorry for that, but I do understand where it came
from. It was like lancing an infected boil. It rose to the surface, erupted,
drained, and then started to heal. Now it has healed and there is a scar to
remember it by, but not be troubled with.
For what it is worth, Kyung-Ae, I
forgive you. Probably that means nothing to you, but I want you to know that.
Angela, I forgave you years ago and
hope you have a happy life. Scott, I hope you value her.
Bullshido provided a form of
support-group therapy where we can/could come to let out our anger, shame,
thoughts, and pain in a safe nurturing environment. To all of you here, I thank
you for that.
This chapter of my life is finally
over. I look forward to the future without the negative baggage I carried for
years. Best wishes to all of you here and to those of you who may escape to
start your journey back to freedom and happiness.
11/07/2014
bemused
Great post, Shadow. I feel much the
same way. Healing takes time, but it's never too late to start. I'm happily
married, well employed, and thriving among my friends, most of whom are fellow
musicians.
11/08/2014 1:19pm,
Shadow Dancer
Thank you Bemused!
2/11/2015
clarehoare
I started this thread in 2005. I
started it because when I googled "Tae Yun Kim cult" nothing came up.
There were some vague usenet postings from the early 90s about opinion, but no
substance.
I started a couple threads in other
spots, in the years leading up to finding Bullshido and building this thread.
None ever took off.
At first I was told by friends not to
post. They were likewise perusing the internet looking for information, and
found mine.. but when they figured out who the poster was, they were scared.
Even this thread took several years to take off. But for the better it provided
a forum for everyone who has utilized it to post their experiences and
feelings.
It was a cathartic process for me to
post, read, and research. I as many of you have gone through a lot. I don't
even have the courage nor time to go back through the thousands of posts and
read.
I am proud of you all. Many started by
posting under pseudonyms as I did. Hiding their identity or posing as someone
else, in order to not receive backlash. I lived under the assumption that Kim
was the all knowing, well beyond my 3 year stint in the COL cult. But now, with
the help of this thread I think there has become an open and frank discussion
between us that happens, without the awkwardness it once had. We all have the
same information. As well other people can find it now. They can be informed
before they decide to devote their life to Tae Yun Kim and her (allegedly)
nefarious organizations.
I wouldn't be who I am today without
these experiences.. But that does not mean I owe her any debt of gratitude.
I thank you all for spending your time,
and facing an at one time perceived risk by posting.. I hope that someday I can
groom my thoughts on this subject into a more deliberate, concise, on point
format.. but for now the 1000's of non-sequitur posts will have to do.
I still encourage everyone to share
what they have. I will happily post public documents on my blog and share
pertinent information.
I appreciate you all for participating
in this project. It took years, but alas was a success.
I can't quantify how many people have
been helped by this, but I'm sure it's a lot... in addition to all of those who
have posted.
Thank you.
7/07/2015
bemused
I have started training at a new Tae
Kwon Do school, and oh what a difference! Two observations will demonstrate it.
One is that, despite being a former world champion, this teacher is content
with the title "Mr." and doesn't demand to be called "Great
Grandmaster Dr." In fact, when I mentioned that title to him, the
expression on his face was priceless. The other is that I walked by the school
when classes weren't in session and saw him by himself, vacuuming the floor.
Great Grandmaster Dr. Tae Yun Kim would never do that unless 1) it was a photo
opportunity, or 2) she was shaming the minion who was supposed to be doing it.
Speaking of minions, here's a limerick I came up with today:
Her Highness Great Doctor Grandmaster,
Was really a walking disaster:
It's just the opinion
Of one former minion,
But I couldn't run away faster.
9/02/2015
bemused
Just an update - I'm still really
enjoying training at my new school. After training for two months and learning
the first three of their completely different forms (they do the palgue set), I
will be testing for green belt soon. Menopause has been brutal on my health and
weight, but now I'm successfully fighting back. I don't mind that it will take
me a while to become a black belt again.
I have started sparring again, and I'm
especially impressed by the lack of backstage drama, which is saying a lot for
a school in which most of the students are in their teens and twenties.
Everyone is supportive, not because they have to be or because they're trying
to lure me into some inner circle, but because of simple common decency. And it
helps that they're not sleep-deprived like the inner circle at JSW.
I learned a bit of interesting gossip.
When I mentioned to the wife of the head of the school, also an advanced black
belt, that my former master liked to "play God," she said, "I've
had that teacher." The head of this school and his wife used to train
under Byung Yu. Remember him? Byung Yu once left a message for Kimmie calling
her "sweet cakes" or something like that. Turns out Byung Yu got in
trouble for seducing a 13-year-old girl.
8/09/2016
bemused
The International Cultic Studies
Association has a series of videos on cults. Most are recordings of
presentations at their conferences. I'm posting this one, "Marriage After
the Cult," because this therapist covers everything Kimmie did to couples
and families in the first five minutes. Some "original" she was.
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