First, the email to me from my friend about it:
Quyen and I have been taking kung fu for a little while now and mostly
enjoying it. However we just got an e-mail today and learned that we
were kicked out.
We had voiced complaints about all the miscellaneous fees that we were
being charged: $40 for a belt test, $40-50 for each weapon, $75 for a
4-hour festival, $20 for the "privilige" of flying the Grandmaster out
to San Jose. Additionally we weren't quite respectful and "holy" enough
in our treatment of the Grandmaster; amongst other things we called him
'Te' instead of 'Grandmaster Te' and expressed disinterest in testing
in front of him.
Together this was enough to trigger some e-mails between our instructor
and Quyen. As a result, the instructor considered our comments a direct
challenge to Grandmaster Te and thus a challenge to the whole school.
So in order to protect the safety of the students and at the same time
our own safety, we've been kicked out and told to never return. He also
said that we no longer exist to him. Additionally he is informing the
entire Shao-Lin chain of schools and informing them to never take us as
students.
Guess our typical bluntness went a bit far and was enough to get us
blackballed.
Next up, getting kicked out of Twai Kwan Do.
Now, here is the email from the master kicking them out (that he mentioned above)
> David,
>
>
> You're a nut case. Get yourself some counseling. Thank
> your for sending us the refund via mail.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Quyen Kazmierczak
>
>
> --- MDST <mdst@cscsanjose.com> wrote:
> > Dear Quyen and Mike,
> >
> > In the martial arts students show respect to the
> > GrandMaster of the art they
> > are studying due to the Martial Skill they have
> > achieved. It is a sign of
> > Extreme disrespect to any art to call the
> > GrandMaster founder of a system by
> > their last name only or to say challenging comments
> > about him or any Master.
> >
> > Your comments last night are considered a challenge
> > by everyone in the
> > school/art.(Your previous email is also considered a
> > challenge) Since this
> > is the martial arts, your challenge and your
> > comments indicates that you
> > feel that you can fight the GrandMaster and that you
> > have the skill of him.
> > Some of us realize that your just being insulting
> > because you are really
> > unhappy with the poor progress you have made in our
> > school as students,
> > while others who have heard what you said consider
> > it a physical challenge.
> >
> > All instructors have been notified that since you
> > have made this challenge
> > it is considered a physical threat to all students.
> > (if you challenge the
> > GrandMaster you challenge everyone in the art).
> >
> > Effective as of this writing, all of your rank has
> > been revoked, and you are
> > expelled from the school forever. I am also
> > notifying all the schools in the
> > country (don't worry I won't forward your emails to
> > them as that would put
> > me at your level) so you will not be allowed to
> > study this art in this
> > lifetime.
> >
> > Although the school owes you nothing as all fees
> > paid are non refundable and
> > you knew this in advance, I am going to write a
> > check to you and mail it to
> > your house with a refund in hopes that you can use
> > the money for some
> > psychiatric counseling for your obvious problems.
> >
> > All the instructors have been notified that if you
> > attempt to come to the
> > school you will not be allowed access (for your
> > safety to all the students
> > you have offended) and the police will be called to
> > have you removed.
> >
> > From this point in time I disavow all knowledge of
> > your existence for this
> > life time, email filters have been put in place and
> > none of your responses
> > to this email will be read if they happen to get by
> > the filters.
> >
> > You have gone out of your way to make this situation
> > the way it is, you
> > couldn't have possibly read our student manual.
> >
> > I feel truly sorry for you; you both will have to
> > live with yourselves for
> > the rest of your lives, I couldn't think of any
> > worse situation than that.
> > Do yourself a favor don't study martial arts, with
> > your attitude things
> > could get much worse than just getting kicked out of
> > a school.
> >
> > Master Theroff
> > Instructors and Sr. Students and Students of the
> > Chinese Shao-lin Center San Jose
