Original sentence: Bill Wallace describes him as "one of the leading practitioners of Kempo" and Bill Beach describes him as "I have studied his methods and worked and practiced with him for five years
Edited sentence: "  However, with the exception of Nimr Hassan, the only verifiable sources which support Durbin's claims that the Ryu is recognized by well known people in the martial arts community are Durbin's own (his own books, his own website, etc.Bill Wallace's quote describes him as "one of the leading practitioners of Kempo" and Bill Beach's quote states "I have studied his methods and worked and practiced with him for five years.Durbin believes that he met Jesus Christ face-to-face and that Christ told him "Practice, Practice, Practice".He states that unless a person has a personal relationship with this God, they will never achieve the highest skill in the martial arts.It is worth nothing that Ueshiba and Sho Doshin were devout believers in religiions which do not have such a belief.This, Durbin took, as God's command for Durbin to create his own Ryu