It
was in 1983 I was competing at a tournament in Wilkes Barre, Pa. There was a
famous 1960s era Vic Moore there. He has a ferocious sparring style back in his
day. He had a booth there and was promoting a Chimp for some movie roll. All
day long people dropped by to meet Vic and the Chimp.
In
those days, a karate tournament was more of an event for the public. The finals
were at an evening show. My wife and I had been asked by Cindy Rothrock to give
he a ride home (I was studying with Ernie then) as she was performing in the
finals.
Vic
Moore had a demo in the finals, He was showing the Chimp doing karate. It even
had go go dancers in day glow outfits. But when the Chimp was to perform he
would not do so. The long day had taken his concentration to perform and he
would just stand there.
Such
are the Chimps doing karate. They can learn it, but will they perform on
demand?
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