Barnes & Noble, Customer Review:
Reviewer: A reader from Lookout Mountain, GA, USA
April 28, 2000

What This Book Meant to Me
Great job. I learned a lot from the book, and it was good to receive both confirmation and development on things I was thinking about, myself.  I also harbor a dream of becoming a part time instructor, myself, and your book contained lots of useful things to think about concerning how I would want to structure my own martial arts school if that ever becomes a reality.  What's more, MAA actually changed my mind about some vital issues.  I, too, had often clamored for the preservation of the 'traditional' methods of martial arts.  After going over the book's arguments, I realize that does not make a lot of sense unless someone is interested in learning martial arts solely for the sake of learning tradition.  I thought the analogy to the army fighting with 'battle proven' tactics developed in the Spanish-American war was especially apt.  The quote from Yip Man was also beneficial; if there was ever a community of martial artists being ripped apart by the struggle between traditionalists and progressives, it is the Wing Chun community.  I also appreciated your thoughts on chi.  They helped explain its mythic roots as well as give some 'de-mystified' options.