9 Dec 2010

My Interview with Gazzy Parman is out now!

The new January 2011 issue of UK title "Martial Arts Illustrated" is out now. On the cover and six pages inside is my interview with BJJ black belt Gazzy Parman accompaying an amazing photo set by awesome photographer James Oluoch-Olunya (www.combat-bjj.com). I have to say it is one of the most intense interviews I have ever done and I feel privileged that Gazzy chose to share her story with little ole me.

But I made a mistake and I would like to take this opportunity to issue a formal correction and apology, here goes:


Gazzy Parman Interview - A Correction and Apology

In the January 2011 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated (out Dec 9th), I interviewed BJJ black belt Gazzy Parman and include an incorrect factual statement. In the article, I wrote 'Gazzy suffered a mental breakdown and had attempted suicide....' I formally wish to state that this is wholly incorrect.
During the many conversations Gazzy and I had as part of this interview, Gazzy talked about a period of her life where she was at a very low ebb and among the many things we discussed, she stated she was on "the verge of death". I misinterpreted her statements about this difficult time of her life and made my own, wrong, assumptions.

I would like to offer my unreserved apologies to Gazzy and to readers of Martial Arts Illustrated for this error. As a regular contributor to Martial Arts Illustrated I take great pride in the accuracy and integrity of my work and I regret this lapse in the usual high standards that Martial Arts Illustrated adheres to. I hope this does not detract readers from a feature article that charts Gazzy's amazing career as one of the great female fighters of the sport. I apologise once again for any harm my interpretation has caused to her reputation and wish Gazzy the best of luck with her future as a teacher, mentor and role model to so many aspiring young stars of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world.

Seymour Yang

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Meerkatsu

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Meerkatsu is the artist name for BJJ black belt Seymour Yang.

3 comments:

Two Seperate Gorillas said...

Anyone can make a mistake. It takes integrity to own up to it and to give the apology due prominence (rather than tucking it away on page 17 under a hilarious article about a morbidly obese cat).

Keep up the good work!

Dave

The Lazy Man's Guide to Grappling said...

Sigh!

That is unfortunate, yet I agree with Two Seperate Gorillas that it is big of you to apologize and try to make amends.

Just hope she doesn't come looking for you! :-)

Meerkatsu said...

Thanks guys. It was sloppy journalism on my part, but I've certainly learned from the experience.

 

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