Rick Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Definately - it pretty much ended this Dojo... U know what it was about? Stupid money, the Shihan and teh Sempai were having problems with money and that was the end of it... They tried to start it up again but lost all of their students. I didn't wanna take sides so i decided to leave. Rick RJT: 2nd Degree Black Belt Freestyle Kickboxer - 3rd Gup HapKiDoist - 6th Kyu Zen Go Shu KarateKaJust Kick Them, They'll Understand...-TBK
47MartialMan Posted September 15, 2004 Author Posted September 15, 2004 Money, the almighty "sell-out" Which is why I loathe the present "Shaolin" thing.
Rick Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Is that the thing about the Shaoling Monks touring around trying to gain more money to support their temple? I think i heard about that - i never went to see them when they came to Australia cos i didn't think they were the real deal... Were they real? Rick RJT: 2nd Degree Black Belt Freestyle Kickboxer - 3rd Gup HapKiDoist - 6th Kyu Zen Go Shu KarateKaJust Kick Them, They'll Understand...-TBK
47MartialMan Posted September 15, 2004 Author Posted September 15, 2004 Is that the thing about the Shaoling Monks touring around trying to gain more money to support their temple? I think i heard about that - i never went to see them when they came to Australia cos i didn't think they were the real deal... Were they real? Rick Not just that. The whole thing for tourist dollars. Other people using the name for their benefit. I can go on about this, but it may disturb some people.
Rick Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Yeah - it's sad isn't it... If we as martial artists stop respecting the centuries old living legend of the shaolin temple and it's inhabitants then there is not much true martial art left to be respected. It's like selling out on history and destroying anything classy and sacred when places like the shaolin temple become so commercial. Rick RJT: 2nd Degree Black Belt Freestyle Kickboxer - 3rd Gup HapKiDoist - 6th Kyu Zen Go Shu KarateKaJust Kick Them, They'll Understand...-TBK
SevenStar Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 CMA predates the shaolin temple. I seeyour point though...
Rick Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 (edited) Maybe that other post was a little dramatic - aw hell it was a speech better saved for movies - but u gotta admit that seeings stuff like that succumb to the perverstion of commercialisation is a darn shame... It's like our Great Barrier Reef being so commercialised and all these tourists and everything ripping stuff from it, and all the boats busting stuff up... Urgh, i just hate it when something old is ruined. Rick Edited September 16, 2004 by Rick RJT: 2nd Degree Black Belt Freestyle Kickboxer - 3rd Gup HapKiDoist - 6th Kyu Zen Go Shu KarateKaJust Kick Them, They'll Understand...-TBK
47MartialMan Posted September 16, 2004 Author Posted September 16, 2004 Imagine how these things were 50 years ago or more.
Rick Posted September 16, 2004 Posted September 16, 2004 Yeah, it's sad that so much destruction can happen in such a small amount of time... Rick RJT: 2nd Degree Black Belt Freestyle Kickboxer - 3rd Gup HapKiDoist - 6th Kyu Zen Go Shu KarateKaJust Kick Them, They'll Understand...-TBK
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