Student Letters - Part III

Student Letters - Part III

Hello Master Savelli,

I am a 41 year old soldier and have been in the US Army for 15 years now. Stationed at Fort Lewis WA, I am part of a special combat team. I have practiced various martial arts throughout my life: tae kwon do, aikido, wing chun, tai chi, and of course, combat training with the infantry. As a matter of fact, we just went through a week of instructions with one of the UFC no-holds-barred champions that the battalion hired to train us in submission techniques -- basically, to handle situations in an urban area, such as traffic control points. My opinion is that they would have come out better spending the money buying stun guns for each company, rather than teaching a soldier to wrestle with a civilian, looking for a submission hold.

After reading some of the testimonials on your web sight, I was amazed at the achievements of your students. I started practicing the touch technique without a partner. Man, what a rush, I feel as if I'm going to explode. I also tried putting my wife and kids to sleep while driving, staring off into the horizon not blinking . . . .it worked twice! Today, as I was holding this focus through our physical training session, my team leader and I were walking and talking. We were headed straight for our dip bars which were about nose level; I suddenly ducked and he kept going right smack into the dip bars . . . I automatically attribute it to the mind exercise that I have been practicing (maybe a small demonstration of the FREEZE). Don't know, but it sure felt weird. Overall, I am very interested in developing more of this type of training. I have ordered your book and sections A and B to give myself a good introduction to this fascinating art. Also, this is the first art that I have encountered that uses spiritual training that has an effect, in conjunction with its martial arts training.

Sincerely,

A Student of Kuntao