What kind of martial arts is this...

[tufrthanu]

Well I saw an interview with John Paul Dejoria aka paul mitchell...on one of those "Events" and I think the problem is summed up in what he had to say about the tournament. He said and I'm paraphrasing, "We wanted to show the beauty of martial arts and show that they weren't just about fighting." Um, John Paul? It is! If you take the martial out of martial arts...you are left with performing arts. I agree with Monkeygirl on the screaming...and I don't personally like all the flipping. When a form presentation starts to look like a gymnastics routine you have gone too far in the wrong direction IMHO. Perhaps they need to come up with a new category for these people...such as Creative Performance Kata or something to that effect.