Omega14 Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 I seriously doubt that the article is authentic. Then again, I have seen people do pretty stupid things in the dojo.
senna_trem Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Well, there is a Japan Times, but online they have no record of this story, but it could be from a while ago. "I think therefore I am" Rene Descartes
Grenadier Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 I have rather strong doubts about the authenticity of the story. Even if someone's training were from a "McDojo," if the guy had trained for 12 years, he would have to have at least some minimal level of discipline, and respect for others, even if he didn't understand their styles. Also, someone who had trained for 12 years, and I assume, competed, wouldn't be the type to change clothes on the dojo floor, especially in front of everyone else. Someone who would show that much disresepct would have been tossed from a school.
SaiFightsMS Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 This is a joke right? I mean what kind of a moron changes on the mat? Not to mention the other idiocies mentioned.
WorKshoP Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 considering this could be true, at some point, when your the only one doing something and everyone else is staring at you, you might want to stop and ask yourself what you are doing wrong...
ramymensa Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Whenever you go to a new place it's not a bad idea to ask aroud. It's a foreign country and a different style. His mistake World Shotokan Karate
AngelaG Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Sounds like a (badly written) hoax article to me. Tokonkai Karate-do Instructorhttp://www.karateresource.com Kata, Bunkai, Articles, Reviews, History, Uncovering the Myths, Discussion Forum
aefibird Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Sounds like a (badly written) hoax article to me. I agree... although I do believe there are people in the world who are that stupid and disrespectful. Maybe not in the same way as in this hoax article, but I'm sure you could all think of your own examples! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Sauzin Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) I'm at Hewlett Packard in Boise, ID right now and I know several co-workers who if the article hadn't mentioned a name other then theirs I would have highly suspected of being the origin of the story. I used to work in Tech Support (building 27) and I know of at least one gal there who fits this bill perfectly. Nice people to work with don't get me wrong. But the hype here in Idaho given by specific Tae-kwon-do instructors seems to mold with certain mindsets over here. The result is a person who proclaims to be a deadly weapon having mastered the most lethal martial art on the planet in under 3 years. But shhhhhh don't tell anyone. Edited January 12, 2005 by Sauzin The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
Sauzin Posted January 12, 2005 Posted January 12, 2005 And I have personally heard guys over here yell things in their kia's that you would expect to see in "She Spies". Yelling "Kia" is the most popular. I've heard other things as well. I once heard "Kiakenpo!" The only two things that stand between an effective art and one that isn't are a tradition to draw knowledge from and the mind to practice it.
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