Quote:
|
Originally Posted by hoihoi
I totally argree with you, there are to many people who abuse the karate kulture, first of all why would a traditional karate master, incorparate moves from other non karate styles, maybe for some fight realisme(some ground fighting) but then it wouldent be karate, would it.
|
The way people fight is constantly changing and if karate's original purpose of self-defence is to remain, karate must also change to suite the context. Without evolution, karate will be nothing more than a cultural curiosity. What's the point of having a martial art that is not martial in nature? If karate hadn't evolved, it would be very different from what we have today.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by hoihoi
I also dislike "martial arts" like MMA. MMA reminds me of a cock fight, you put 2 human beings in a cage and they just beat eachouther to a pulp, there is no spirte in that, no respect, there is only aggresion. I know that it will proberly be very effective on the street, but i think mentaly you will become a beast, with no inner peace. MMA wil never be MMA - do.
|
The whole point of MMA is to "get to the point". They are only interested in what actually works, not in whether some things look good. Thanks to MMA, karate practitioners can see how effective techniques really are against all kinds of fighters, from wrestlers to boxers, and now they avoid using techniques that leave them over exposed or with a stance that is too wide or narrow. Evolution in progress.
I disagree when you say there is no respect and no spirit. While there are always bad apples, opponents in MMA come together just as exponents of the same style do. It takes a lot of spirit to step into that ring and to continue when someone's lying on you, beating you to a pulp. MMA is more of a system of rules than an actual "style", but thanks to MMA a lot of people have snapped out of this trance where they think their style is flawless. The best way to test your style's effectiveness is to fight someone from a completely different style, and MMA provides this opportunity.