Martial arts not get on :-(

[barracuda]

A lot of it usually comes from 2 clubs of the same/similar style, where students try to knock the other club to make their club more popular (not realising it's having an opposite affect).

As long as we dont rise to the bait and support eachother's clubs, they'll soon get bored.

[Kipple]

I'm liking this discussion. Some very good points have been brought up.

 

I deffinatly think that its simply a few that bring down the whole. I'm fairly new to actually joining the forum - looking rather than contributing (bit like wikipedia really), but i've noticed that some of you seem to be giving positive advice and not only about whatever it is that your involved in, and then a few seem to just stick the jibes in and offer little constructive info and are usually way off thread. Maybe i am

 

Personally, i think people should be encouraged to try out any of the clubs they feel may be for them. Thats the only way to find out what you'll enjoy and if you like the teaching.

 

Also I guess doing more that one sport (martial arts in this case) can add to your perfomance in the other. It would depend on your attitude to training, and self control (possibly to do with sporting rules), as long as there is a possitive atmosphere to learning, teaching and passing on the benifits to beginners then it should all be good. There is always much more to martial arts rather than it becoming a street fighting class and a question of who would win in a fight.

 

I started for personal developement and a bit of socialising when i moved to Sheffield. It just happened that i also love the discipline, competition, teaching and the rest of the package too.

 

Do you think that it is that some people have a lack of understanding of the other disciplines (and possible an over confident attitude towards their level of knowlege of the disciplines), a bad attitude towards the martial arts in general, or are just armchair pundits??

[Cyclone]

Some people feel that to justify their own style they have to rubbish other styles. It's pretty childish behaviour and often backfires.

Personally if people ask me what martial art to do I tell them to try as many as possible and pick whatever they enjoy the most.

[DaFoot]

Do you think that it is that some people have a lack of understanding of the other disciplines

Definatly IMO!

I'm amazed at some of the things people say about stuff, while clearly knowing nothing about a game. I once had someone tell me Judo (my main sport) is no good because it's all about the groundwork...I tried to explain but he was having none of it.

 

or are just armchair pundits??

Another favourite ( ) MA expert of mine. Nothing wrong with doing some research about styles, but don't expect to be able to put into practice techniques you may have read about.

Another thing I see alot, particularly with those that have done a little bit (eg. a first grading) then done a little reading around.

[Cyclone]

I read that if I tickle you in the right spot you can be pinned as easily as a little girl

[DaFoot]

I read that if I tickle you in the right spot you can be pinned as easily as a little girl

But would you want to tickle that spot?

[Davemantis]

dont go there lol

[Cyclone]

But would you want to tickle that spot?

 

Not if you're going to look at me like that. Where's the throwing up smiley? that'll do.

[expitlad]

Hi

I started practising Gojyu-Ryu, 3 years ago as a means of keeping fit.

http://www.imgka.com/

 

I enjoy going and at no time have I heard anyone talk badly of another form of MA. As with all things, what one likes another doesn't.

Do what suits you and acccept that there are other choices available.

I don't seriously believe that anyone who truly embraces the ethics of MA would disrespect any form.

Healthy rivalry is fine, no need to go further.

[Tobias]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all get together and have a nice cup of tea while sharing our views on martial arts without any raising of voices or quickening of heart rates.

 

Unfortunately that isn't the way Martial Arts work. It is perfectly impossible for martial artist to "get on" due to embarassingly simple, though slightly historical reasons.

 

Martial arts, unlike cricket, are something pedominantly designed to be used to maim thine enemy upon ye olde battle field. Methods of ancient warfare, like their modern counterparts, were kept secret from the oposing faction in order to increase their effectiveness. Thus, on the antiquated planes of Asia it would have been nigh on impossible for for our young Martial Arts' enthusiast to dabble in a bit of wing chun on a tuesday, partake of a little Xing yi on a thursday and work up a sweat with the Ba Gua Zhang Boys after lunch on a sunday.

 

Thus, one would develop an instinctual loyalty to the effectiveness of ones own art.

 

Furthermore. Martial Arts are not a democracy. In pre-20th century Asia, Martial Arts were a vocation, a career, not a hobby. And once a martial artist had entered upon his path to mastery, deviation was dealt with severely.

 

This is core to Eastern culture.

 

Martial arts in the west are to most a hobby. So none of the above will apply. You have 7 days in a week, giving you the possibility of practicing a different martial art per day. You can do this because it is your hobby, and not your neck that you are playing with.

 

If you are serious you will practice one martial art, and you should probably go and see how they do it where it was created, most likely Asia. As a result you should also develop a healthy hatred for all other Martial Arts. However, seeing as we are not serious Martial Artists none of this matters, and we can all go and have that cup of tea!