White Warlock Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I rest my case. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorba Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 i did not say that martial arts is not about fighting. but would you say that mahammad ali was a martial artist? no. but can he fight? hell yes. there is a diffence between bashing the * out of someone and being a martial artist. martial arts is about fighting, but its about a whole lot more. It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong, and I am NOT a big man.Tae Kwon Do (ITF) - 1st Dan Black BeltShotokan Karate - 6th Kyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Warlock Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Actually, yes i would consider Muhammad Ali a martial artist. Just because boxing and wrestling originated from Ancient Rome's pankration, doesn't mean they aren't martial art systems, albeit converted into sport. Judo, as well, is a sport, and yet people call it a martial art. Also, Ali was a great boxer, but not necessarily a great fighter. Same could be said of a judoka, who may be a great judo practitioner, but not necessarily a great fighter. I do find it a little unnerving that the general tendency is to look at Asian martial art systems and to state they are the only ones that deserve to be called martial arts. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorba Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 basically, if you look at the definition of the word art, and see if that applies to a fighting method, then it is a martial art. maybe boxing is not the greatest example of my point. but i know a lot of people that are good fighters that are definitely not martial artists. It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong, and I am NOT a big man.Tae Kwon Do (ITF) - 1st Dan Black BeltShotokan Karate - 6th Kyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Warlock Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 With that clarified, i agree. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelica d Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 That is so harsh on yourself! Are you really saying that you are no better at MA now than when you walked through the door into your dojo for your first ever lesson? No matter how awful you think you are, if you've been doing MA for four years you will surely have improved. "Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals . . . except the weasel."- Homer J Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asodo Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 after training for over 20 years I would have rated myself fairly high, until I started training in Tai Chi, er now I think im a 1... its a gamers life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Triangle student Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 I would say I would rate myself using the style of rsating I have seen when judges mark kata in competitions. Personally I would say that on a good day I am about 6.2. "To be elated at success, and dissappointed at defeat, is to be the child of Circumstances." I wish I followed that rule! ^^ I hate Losing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joku Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Woo my first post Im currently taking Jeet Kune Do and ive taken some taekwon-do. So in total ive done about 5-6 months of training. I am pretty confedent in my fighting ability but i still got alot to learn. So i rate myself a 2 out of 10. I must take my training further! Only death can save you from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Triangle student Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I'm not sure I understand the question entirely. Do you mean when yo say 0-10, the ability you have in form? Or do you mean Your Knowledge? "To be elated at success, and dissappointed at defeat, is to be the child of Circumstances." I wish I followed that rule! ^^ I hate Losing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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