Carmen Vigliotti: Sifu Master / Tracy's System of Kenpo
I first met Sifu Vigliotti as a "rookie" in the New Rochelle Police Department. He was a veteran police officer and an FBI trained Defensive Tactics and Firearms Instructor.
I began training with him in 1992 and he graciously allowed me to assist him in instructing his students when he opened the American Dragon Kenpo Karate Dojo.
He also taught me many lessons. But the lesson that is foremost in my mind is the one of personal honor & courage. These virtues are central in anyones life, but especially of law enforcement personnel. Anyone can say they possess these virtues, but few are truly put to the test. A police officer is tested every day. The "job" has a way of presenting problems that need to be solved, and it is your responsibility to solve them. Some issues are clearly black and white, but most are in the "shades of gray" category. This makes it difficult to know the correct thing to do. Peers persuade you into doing what is generally accepted and not necessarily what is just. Sifu stressed to me to ALWAYS do the correct thing and have the courage and resolve to carry it out no matter what consequences arise. And even if we have not always done this, we must leave the past behind us and live as honorably as we can today.

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