Talk:Stephen K. Hayes

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1. Black Belt Hall of Fame member, An-shu Hayes is a noted martial arts author. cite for Black Belt Hall of Fame  
2. The nineteen books he has authored have sold over 1.3 million copies and have been translated into five languages only sixteen books listed.  Need cite to bibliography or other source
3. He is a 1971 graduate of Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater.  difficult to verify.  Ideally a source would be required, but not essential
4. He has worked as an actor, notably in the TV miniseries Shogun. source needed
5. He is married to Rumiko Urata. see comment for #3
6. The couple has two daughters, Reina and Marissa. see comment for #3
7. Stephen K. Hayes is considered an authority on ninjutsu and a knowledgeable practitioner of esoteric Tendai mikkyo Buddhism. source needed
8. Today, Mr. Hayes lives and works in Dayton, Ohio, and was once again featured on the cover of Black Belt magazine for their March 2007 issue.  source needed for statement about Black Belt magazine
9. The issue contains a chapter from his soon-to-be-released book Ninja Vol 6, Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage. source needed
10. The magazine’s opening editorial as well focuses on Mr. Hayes, and describes him as "one of the 10 most influential living martial artists in the world." source needed
11. After graduating from Miami University in 1971, he spent time in search of authentic martial traditions, working his way up to sam dan in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do (tangsudo). see comment for #3
12. Frustrated with the limitations he'd encountered in his training, he packed his bags and headed for Japan. source needed
13. In June of 1975, he finally met the teacher he'd been seeking all his life in Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi, the founder of Bujinkan Dōjō. source needed
14. Stephen K. Hayes returned to the United States, and with his close friend Bud Malmstrom set off the "ninja boom" of the 1980s, creating one of the largest martial arts phenomena since Bruce Lee. source needed
15. During this time, he helped introduce ninjutsu to America and Western Europe and is responsible for many people becoming aware of ninjutsu. source needed
16. A number of today's senior American Bujinkan practitioners began training with Hayes during this time period, including Bud Malmstrom, Jack Hoban, Mark Davis, Jean-Pierre Seibel, Courtland Elliott, and many more. source needed
17. In 1991 Hayes also received Tokudo priesthood ordination in Tendai Buddhism from Tendai Master and Vajra Acharya Dr. Clark Jikai Choffy. source needed
18. In 1993, Hayes was awarded the judan (tenth degree black belt) degree from Grandmaster Hatsumi. source needed
19. In 1997, he founded the martial art of To-Shin Do, an art based in his experience of budo taijutsu and life experiences, including security escort work for the Dalai Lama of Tibet. source needed
20. Hayes has also founded a Buddhist Order based on his teachings and experiences with Tibetan Buddhism and Tendai called the Blue Lotus Assembly. source needed
21. Hayes and his SKH Quest Corporation have continued with their work of making martial arts accessible to people everywhere. source needed
22. The SKH Quest network now spans 18 schools in 12 states. source needed
23. During his time in Japan, Hayes occasionally worked as a photographic model. He can be seen in the handbook for the Canon AE1 camera, holding the camera. source needed
24. He was the stunt double for Richard Chamberlain in the TV miniseries Shogun. source needed
Again, this is an encyclopedia entry. Please see the standards on verifiability.
Dammokles 19:16, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: With some possible exceptions, I believe that most of these items can be adequately sourced from Stephen Hayes's website which, according to Wikipedia's policy on self-published sources is acceptable.  Lawyer2b 23:09, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Completely agree with L2B - and most of these are just plain silly.
"Black Belt Hall of Fame member, An-shu Hayes is a noted martial arts author. cite for Black Belt Hall of Fame"
"Black Belt Hall of Fame" *is* the source.
"He is a 1971 graduate of Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater. difficult to verify. Ideally a source would be required, but not essential"
Yeah, and we may want to make sure he's really a man, too, right?
"He has worked as an actor, notably in the TV miniseries Shogun. source needed" [] will add to article.
"He is married to Rumiko Urata. see comment for #3"
Stupid.
"The couple has two daughters, Reina and Marissa. see comment for #3"
Stupid.
"Today, Mr. Hayes lives and works in Dayton, Ohio, and was once again featured on the cover of Black Belt magazine for their March 2007 issue. source needed for statement about Black Belt magazine"
The source for the statement *is* the March 2007 issue.
"The issue contains a chapter from his soon-to-be-released book Ninja Vol 6, Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage. source needed"
See above - the magazine is the source. Etc. Etc. Etc. Jikaku 17:36, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: I have no idea how to fix this one. --Asperchu (talk) 17:10, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Young, Robert. "Editorial - March 2007". http://www.blackbeltmag.co/archives/553. Retrieved 2008-11-04." on display instead of in the refs 

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