shotokanwarrior Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 There are a lot of people who believe that the majority of martial art schools are compeitive base for tourneys. I asked my instructure this and he said that there are a lot of schools out there some are and some are not. there are schools that dont advertise so we dont know about them and some masters only teach to a select private group. To say that statement would be false unless you were the almighty and could see every person on the planet and the schools. There is no evidence to back all of that up. Where Art ends, nature begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebranch Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 There is much more we do not know than what we do know. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 shotokanwarrior...I have no idea what you're asking here, and treebranch's answer just added more to the confusion. Could you restate your question please? MORE EGGNOG AND RUM PLEASE!!! My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotokanwarrior Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 I was having a little debate with another person and they say that most schools only teach for competition and are not good for streets, but I say where is your proof unless you know every school in the world. It is only based on his experiances. Where Art ends, nature begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebranch Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 What I meant is that the little knowledge we have is insignificant compared to the knowledge we haven't obtained yet. There is so much to learn and we can't know everything and as long as we know that we, will be more open to learning. So basically, anything is possible and to say it is not is just silly. Blah, blah, blah.... "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineGuy Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 There is no spoon. Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorinryu Sensei Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 ahhhhh......I got it now..thanks guys/gals...uhhhhh..whatever's? Well, basically I don't know what percentage of dojo/dojang/schools out there put an emphasis on tournament-type martial arts as compared to self-defense. My experiences have been about 50/50 or so, with TKD being the most prevalent system (remember, in MY experiences) that is geared primarily towards tournament-type karate, and not effective self-defense skills. Of course, you're experiences might differ, so don't jump on me please!!! An uninformed observer new to the arts will have a tough time (I'd suspect anyway) of telling which is which (sport vs self-defense emphasis)as an observer to a class. Best bet would be to take someone along that knows a bit more what they're looking at. My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 sometimes, if you hit "reply" instead of "new topic" you make a whole lot more sense. of course, i AM drunk... but either i'm not the only one or... I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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