Do you see it?

[YODA]

Hi all - a passage for you to ponder

 

"When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, the cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. So the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat eventually died, another cat was brought to the monastery and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the religious significance of tying up a cat for meditation practice."

 

--- can you see the significance here to the martial artist?

 

 

 

 

[Jiggy9]

Yup - I like the analogy.

[Joecooke007]

This is very interesting. You are indeed a wise person.

 

 

[kicker]

Yes I can it's very interesting

 

 

[Zaknafein]

What the??! I dunna see nothin!!

 

Actually, that passage is very cool. :up:

 

 

[SaiFightsMS]

No one ties up my cat! :kaioken:

 

Tradition for the sake of tradition is not allways such a great thing.

 

 

[YODA]

So - everyone seems to agree that tradition for the sake of it is not good.

 

Let's look at the other side of the coin now. Have some gone too far in the other direction? Here's a quote from Sijo Bruce Lee, a man definately more concerned with functionality rather than tradition...

 

"Do not deny the Classical approach simply as a reaction, for you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there."

 

I see a lot of JKD people thus trapped these days.

 

 

 

_________________

 

YODA

 

2nd Degree Black Belt : Doce Pares Eskrima

 

Instructor : JKD Concepts

 

http://www.jkdc.co.uk / http://www.docepares.co.uk

 

[ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-01-29 10:27 ]

[Hapkidodude]

Even Bruce Lee started somewhere. A classical style is needed , I feel to lay the foundation. Once you have a foundation you can build whatever type of building that you want.

 

 

[YODA]

Hmmm........

 

I agree that a foundation is needed, but why must that foundation be a "Classical Style"? And while we're on the subject - just what do you mean by "Classical Style"?

 

 

[Hapkidodude]

Well I think that maybe the word "classical" is being overused. What I am saying is that an "established" style be used to gain a foundation. This means to me any style of martial art that is a complete art.

 

I understand what you are getting at , I think. I trained JKD for awhile. I respect this style alot. I am training Hapkido now to reinforce my foundation. After I reach blackbelt I intend to start cross training with Sifu Richard Bustillo again. This being said I started a post in General Karate / Martial arts about if Hapkido should be considered a "traditional" martial art.