kenpo_fighter Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I agree unfortunatly I think some people think if a nation does better at sport karate then their the better one.its as sad a fact as tournaments where punching to the head (with sparring gear) is prohibited & yet they claim "A full Contact tournament" on the flyer. Wisdom is knowledge rightly applied. To fight wisely is to rightly apply techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeymagic Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 Karate does not belong to a nation. Karate is evolving and changing.Japanese Karate is no more okinawian karate anymore than okinawian karate is chinese.(except TKD that's just plain bad shotokan.)Right now Karate belongs to the europeans, who do kata better, and understand much more about spirit, fighting, and training.Anyway, my vote.I did say use the term 'belong' loosely. I wanted discussion of what this meant to people in the karate world.How can you proove that Europeans, who do kata better, understand more about spirit, fighting and training? 'Karate is a set of beliefs and practices that are never grasped in their totality and that generate more knowledge and more practices' Krug (2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I can see your point and uderstand, I just got mixed up "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 None, KArate is for the world!!!!if we are going to be dividing Karate practitioners count me out...... I'd rather have them all as groups of a big style <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meguro Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Karate belongs to whoever is practicing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Burford Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Okinawa is where Karate is from is was taken to Japan but they were not taught all the hidden moves that apply to the bunkai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenseiMike Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 hmmmm..........I voted okinawa, but as I read the replies, I almost wished I voted Japan.A lot of people, and I mean a LOT, credit the 36 families from china with the beginning of Karate. but we forget, or never learned, that between the 700-1100 AD a lot of samurai fled to Okinawa bringing with them forms of kempo and jujitsu, the 36 families did not reach Okinawa untill 1396 AD. You can become a great fighter without ever becoming a martial artist, but no sir, you can not become a great martial artist with out becoming a great fighter. To fight is most certainly not the aim of any true martial art, but they are fighting arts all the same. As martial artists, we must stand ready to fight, even if hoping that such conflict never comes.-My response to a fellow instructor, in a friendly debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Karate belongs to whoever is practicing it. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oss Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 my sensei told me.. Think of your hands and feets as a sword, just don't apply it on foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeymagic Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Thanks for your opinions. I am just trying to see whether people really think karate belongs to a nation or whether thay have another opinion. 'Karate is a set of beliefs and practices that are never grasped in their totality and that generate more knowledge and more practices' Krug (2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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