TigerKorea Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 i have been learning tkd for 3weeks and i lost about 6kg whoooo!! ha!!! ... and i have been in to many 'korean martial arts forums' in korean sites but with many of the users there i couldn't communicate well... b coz they think what i am saying is all what they know, they think they are above me and all that, i hate them... many asians hate their own countries.. b coz they give them pains... and lock down teenagers dreams... that's true... i am glad to be here in this forum and i would like to have lots of information going on~ and plz let's not put down each other that sux... i am from korea and my nick is 'Tiger' may be the next generation of Bruce Lee anyway many koreans already know that martial arts are just the sports.. when fighting we don't use tkd's fancy kicks and all that all though they are in black belts or so they just go ***** fighting... and many koreans talk about whether to hit the first puck or what it's like many koreans are crazy they just learn TKD or hapkido or yudo for nothing i think that's ****.... plz give me an advices... i am a korean boy who will rock korea with my fists may be next 10 years i am already a bruce lee of korea
Bon Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 Heh, YOU MAKE the martial art. The martial art doesn't make you. It takes sacrifice to be the best.There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy.
Ai Hate Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 concur with bon. it's you who make it effective, not the MA you train. i think there's still a good debate between whether an MA should be kept as an MA (w/ traditional rituals, etc.) or be turned into a sport for popularity. of course, the ideal case would be a MA sport, but that's easier said than done.
muaythaiposer Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 whoa, easy tiger! you sound like you have a lot of angst against your country because they are not respecting the art. and that's what all martial arts are...an art. it's a discipline and a way a life, most will argue. you commit yourself, mind and body. i hope you're transferring this energy into your training, because that'll do more good than spitting out your fustration here. dont worry what the other guys think. be proud about your culture. i'm chinese canadian and find that i can get in touch with my culture by doing martial arts. martial arts is a great way to lose weight, but ultimately, it's because you've disciplined yourself to the art, and control of the mind is stronger that control of the body. so train hard, and be proud. let yourself tell you what your martial arts means to you. BTW welcome, i'm new too!
rabid hamster Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 Hiya Tiger, I'm from Korea too. And I think it's true that some people in Korea believe martial arts is just more sport and won't actually help you in self defense. I'm saying this cuz my Dad was a blackbelt I judo, and he also did TKD in the army but he doesn't think it's gonna help him much. My brother also didn't think martial arts would help at all because he beat two people at once that took TKD. But he changed his mind about it recently since i started TKD.... But does it really matter? No, just continue with your training and don't get so angry. And there's no need to hate your own country, or any other country for that matter Hey maybe you will be the next generation of Brue Lee. Well, you are so lucky you lost 6kg in 3 weeks.. I've been doing TKD for over a month now(i think), and I haven't lost anything.. If I do I end up gaining again. Well goodluck and welcome. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.
Taikudo-ka Posted April 23, 2002 Posted April 23, 2002 I don't think eastern martial arts are "just for show"... all of these things, even Tai Chi, were originally designed to provide effective defense against an assailant. However, many (if not most) eastern arts have hidden the art in a show, to some degree. (eg some katas have become overly stylized and performed flamboyantly with high kicks, etc.) Also, many have been turned into a sport. In this case, moves are adapted and rules imposed to minimize injury and allow some continuous, athletic, interesting to watch sparing to take place. But each art has at its core a self defense system. It's just up to the individual to discover it, both in the art, and then in themselves. [ This Message was edited by: Taikudo-ka on 2002-04-23 08:29 ] KarateForums.com - Sempai
Big Up Posted April 24, 2002 Posted April 24, 2002 TigerKorea, Been thinkin' about this the past couple days... A lot of what yer talkin about goes same for youth, right here in the good-ole U. S. of A... In my experience, hate gets you nowhere, and yer better off trying to be the current generation TigerKorea than the next generation Bruce Lee. (No offense to The Master, but trying to copy him isn't necessarily the best way to find your own Chi.) jmho, Big Up We will shock them...! !
striking_cobra Posted April 24, 2002 Posted April 24, 2002 On 2002-04-23 21:19, Big Up wrote: yer better off trying to be the current generation TigerKorea than the next generation Bruce Lee. (No offense to The Master, but trying to copy him isn't necessarily the best way to find your own Chi.) jmho, Big Up while what you say is true to a degree there isn't anything wrong with trying to emulate someone skilled... if anything it gives a person something to shoot for... just my thought's on the matter... " The art of Kung Fu San Soo lies not in victory or defeat, but in the building of human character." Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo
mastertae Posted May 12, 2002 Posted May 12, 2002 Anger clouds the mind and for the most part. Most Koreans and Most asians do not hate their country. Many may dislike how their country is ran but I found most Koreans have great pride in their country. It is true that many koreans do not think tkd is a practical martial art but many koreans think it is practical art if mixed in with other martial arts such as kung fu's. Practicality comes from how a person views a martial art. I am also korean though not as traditional as some. I find practicality in all the martial arts I learn. For example Bruce Lee thought that taekwondo's side kick was very practical. It was powerful and the way TKD uses it it was faster as well. He especially though it practical to use it at the knees. I believe the art of martial art is the traditionality but the fighting aspect is within the persons own interpretation. Take what is good for you and throw out the rest. Is it not easier to strike a mountain than it is to strike a fly!
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