OK, so what's the plan if Eddie uh, "moves on" to another plane of existence?
I hate to bring up the most morbid of scenarios as we begin a new year but...what happens if Eddie moves on to another plane of existence. You know, kicks the bucket and is no longer among the living of Earth.
Is there a 10th Planet manifesto hidden away somewhere that outlines what happens next?
I picture 2 schools of thought emerging. On the one side we have the old school 10th Planet students who believe the art should be taught as Eddie himself taught it. They would teach only the stuff Eddie himself actually taught. They would be the 10th Planet equivalent of Relson Gracie who says he doesn't teach the Butterfly Guard because Helio Gracie didn't use it.
And then there's the other side. The ones who believe Eddie was open to all sorts of new technqiues, so they would be out there teaching stuff all sorts of new stuff that Eddie had never seen, and yet they'd be calling it 10th Planet. They'd be the equivalent of Renzo Gracie who teaches all the latest techniques and isn't bound to some ancient Gracie syllabus.
The whole situation could devolve into a Shite vs Sunni style conflict with members sending suicide bombers to take out the rival 10th Planet school. And what of Renato...what's to stop him from emerging from underground with a plan to convert 10th Planet to a Gi Only system?
I don't want to bring anyone down, but these are the concerns that keep me awake night after night, unable to sleep and unable to focus on my job or family. I realize that it is like a finger pointing to the moon. If you concentrate on the finger you will miss all that heavenly glory...but I need answers to these questions.
