I Don't Want To Be...

[bushido_man96]

Is emulatiing the same as self perfection? Anything can be imitated, but is it the exact same? I would think, these martial art pioneers are more of a motivational inspiration than a hard core learning method.

I think it is a step in the process; not much more or less. How many little boys state that they want to be just like their father when they grow up? How many do? Finding a good example to follow in the beginning is a good place to start. At some point, things begin to fall into place.

[Ichi_Geki]

Is emulatiing the same as self perfection? Anything can be imitated, but is it the exact same? I would think, these martial art pioneers are more of a motivational inspiration than a hard core learning method.

I think it is a step in the process; not much more or less. How many little boys state that they want to be just like their father when they grow up? How many do? Finding a good example to follow in the beginning is a good place to start. At some point, things begin to fall into place.

But what if your example is not the best for you?

[RichardZ]

Is emulatiing the same as self perfection? Anything can be imitated, but is it the exact same? I would think, these martial art pioneers are more of a motivational inspiration than a hard core learning method.

I think it is a step in the process; not much more or less. How many little boys state that they want to be just like their father when they grow up? How many do? Finding a good example to follow in the beginning is a good place to start. At some point, things begin to fall into place.

Strange though, little boys may want to be like their father, actually wind up like their father in many ways.

[bushido_man96]

Like I said, its a step. If you find that it isn't the best for you, then it served a purpose, after all, and you can work towards finding what is best for you.

Its not an end-all, be-all; just a simple idea.

[RichardZ]

A grand thing about martial arts is choosing what is best for one. However, one cannot choose their father. And, along the way, people are presnted with other mentors that they grow to admire.

[Ichi_Geki]

But if you dont know then it can hinder your work for example I was in this same uechi ryu class with another. We are part of the Internation uechi Ryu federation...but this guy was too busy watching youtube movies trying to emulate Ryuko Tomoyose...who is shohei ryu, and all the katas are different, so he would learn our style and then screw it over by learning the shohei version.

[bushido_man96]

A grand thing about martial arts is choosing what is best for one. However, one cannot choose their father. And, along the way, people are presnted with other mentors that they grow to admire.

I agree. I'm just saying that it tends to be one of those things that tends to get people interested. It helps get them started. From there, anything can happen.

[RichardZ]

"Iimitation is the highest, sincerest, best form of flattery"

Although many emulate a pioneer, and gosh I have seem many do so with Bruce Lee postures and calls, this is inspirational to some, and a bad impersonation to others.

But then again, it kinda contradicts a statement on how someone desires to mold the student to what they think or like instead of the student.