SaiFightsMS Posted December 23, 2001 Posted December 23, 2001 Amazingly good point Joe. Kind of like the young idiots who watch wwf and then go out back and get hurt breaking chairs on each other.
tenguartist Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 hey joanne, did you mean 'martial arts' or specifically karate? .:let honor guide your hand:."you won't be alive long enough to remember my name"
Ben Posted August 25, 2003 Posted August 25, 2003 Its suprising people havent done that yet. The amount of programs about things like skydiving, and sumo wrestling... i'm sure more people are interested in martial arts than sumo wrestling - no offense to sumo's. and not just karate either, ty hehe
major_motoko Posted September 2, 2003 Posted September 2, 2003 I'd love to see more sport martial arts on tv.. on the few occasions I've seen Judo/TKD/Kickboxing matches on TV I've really enjoyed watching them. Eurosport used to show lots of that sort of thing, and Sumo, but recently they only ever show K1 and even that's not on until 1am! The only other time we see Judo/TKD is during the olympics. 2nd Kyu Brown Belt, Wado Ryu Karate-do"Daniel-san best karate still inside!" Mr Myagi
Practise is the Key Posted September 8, 2003 Posted September 8, 2003 less people do karate means the benifit 4 me1!!!!!!!!! I am still training however, having dabbled in Shotokan and Shotokai Karate. I am please to report that Kenshukai is one of the strongest and most disciplined styles ( i did not write this)
Treebranch Posted September 9, 2003 Posted September 9, 2003 I heard from someone that there was going to be a FIGHT CHANNEL on cable. This was supposed be happening pretty soon. That would be awesome! Boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, ufc, pride, k-1, fencing, kendo, etc. I wish. "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"
cross Posted September 17, 2003 Posted September 17, 2003 If karate and martial arts in general became more popular, i think that alot more people would participate just because its "cool" and "popular" so the skill level of the students would decrease and the ability to find dedicated students would deminish.
pmh1nic Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 I think it's a trade-off. On the one hand the public promotion of the arts on t.v. and in the movies stimulates interest in the arts. On the negative side people (especially kids) approach the martial arts believing that it mainly consist of the very dynamic and flamboyant techniques displayed in the movies and t.v. In some respects it also conveys the idea that you have to be super athletic in order to learn and effectively utilize martial arts skills. In the end you have to take the good with the bad so overall I appreciate the publicity, especially the type that comes from classic acts like Jack Chan and Chuck Norris. "The longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?" Benjamin Franklin
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