Mr. Morris, I am not surprised that you feel the need to strike out again rather than keep your promise to "move on".

Jim Neeter, feel free to remove my profile here.This is no longer a place I need to visit.
James Stedman

ok. take care then. Wait, was it ever resolved who is the head of Isshinshorinji Ryu ? ...

Wow, he acts like there aren't any of us who enjoy our conversations with you, Ed.

Jude,
I was trying to see if I could change the topic and still have something of a respectable thread going on here. However I was blindsided and saw my efforts go down faster than Ashley Dupre on Eliot Spitzer ... Anyhow, looks like I have to wait a while... I thought I would ask here before going on the larger forum with this question.
Carl

ok thread is open,

troll's beware, you have been warned.

isshin shorinji guys, cool it with the angry/emotional responses.

This is the last time I clean up this thread, act like adults and remember you are on a public forum.

everyone has their right to view their opinion in a polite manner.

I am glad things are back to normal.
I have seen other folks not Isshin ShorinJi people coming here. Just wondering, any of you study other "styles" within your respective systems, and what are they?

Our teacher always encouraged a diverse study of ideas. I have studied a few other chinese "styles" from my Soke Murphy and others. I beleive strongly that it enhances your study of either fighting the search for energy cultivation and distribution.

What say you?

What about our Isshin ShorinJi cousins from IL, same question or have you studies other things?

what does the word normal mean?
i have studied a few things. what do you want to know young fellow?

After looking at those videos of Mr. Murphy doing kata, I was taken by what I perceived as changes to the forms as I was taught them. Indeed they were subtle but changes none-the-less. Momentarily I felt sadness at not feeling a part of what was original history with Mr. Murphy (I was his first Shihan promotion from Parsippanny) however, I shortly realized I was remembering the “infant” stages of Isshin Shoriji and how after 35 years things had evolved –as they should in anything that is meant to be kept alive and flourishing. There were many things that had kept me away from teaching since 1980 and also losing contact with Mr. Murphy didn’t help at all. I have read with delight the stories from other students of how he continued to evolve as a teacher—as any good teacher must do. As I continue to scour the forum, there are pieces of history (from my era) that don’t ring true but memory fades and it invents things to plug holes. Although wishing won’t make it so, I DO wish that I had kept in touch with Mr. Murphy for personal and certainly selfish reasons. Alas, all that is gone now but his teachings live on and those he taught will no doubt continue to develope and implement changes, I trust for the better.
Shihan Menkyo Charles Cusumano 1966 to 1973