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Box Kicker
Stoned space pilots anonymous Swollen Starfish Alliance
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Posted - 2011.12.13 02:01:00 -
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http://www.strangebeaver.com/2011/12/super-cute-taekwando-fight/ |
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2011.12.13 06:44:00 -
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Haha, it's funny because taekwando is to martial arts what those children are masters |
Telegram Sam
The Drones Club
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Posted - 2011.12.13 23:03:00 -
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Vicious! It seems like they combined Tae Kwon Do with perhaps a Shaolin kung fu style. Possibly Mantis or Crane, even Drunk Monkey maybe....
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Astrid Stjerna
Teraa Matar
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Posted - 2011.12.14 02:24:00 -
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Hop, hop, hop kick! Hop, hop hop, kick!
Too cute!
(One of them seems to be more interested in the hopping than the kicking... :) ) |
Lithalnas
Privateers Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2011.12.14 03:35:00 -
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well its hard to train little 9 year olds to fight. They are more likely to enjoy the running around and punching people then an actual fight. And to those of you who think taekwando is a lame martial arts, yeah its not as brutal as some others but its still a good style. When you get to those higher levels it is a lot like Muytai except the knees, elbows and punches are banned in tournaments. Most of the higher level guys are learning bits and pieces of the other martial arts, at least here in the states, the masters are very amenable to learning bits of Judo, Muytai, Jujitsu and whatever else works. How to build a PC for EVE thread (by Akita T) http://eve-search.com/thread/1559734-0/page/1
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Selinate
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Posted - 2011.12.14 03:55:00 -
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It's a little depressing when you think about it. Parents are essentially paying for their kids to have a daycare where they dress up in martial arts uniform, but doing a rather great disservice to the martial art itself and the kids. Studying a martial art has much to do with discipline, focus, and determination, and is a great commitment.
If they really just wanted their kids to hop around and play, they could have taken their kids to a playground or daycare, but if they want their kids to study a martial art, they should at least take it a bit more seriously, no matter the age. (I'm not saying torture the kids constantly with drills, either, but what it's become today is just.. meh). |
Barakkus
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Posted - 2011.12.14 16:34:00 -
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Selinate wrote:It's a little depressing when you think about it. Parents are essentially paying for their kids to have a daycare where they dress up in martial arts uniform, but doing a rather great disservice to the martial art itself and the kids. Studying a martial art has much to do with discipline, focus, and determination, and is a great commitment. If they really just wanted their kids to hop around and play, they could have taken their kids to a playground or daycare, but if they want their kids to study a martial art, they should at least take it a bit more seriously, no matter the age. (I'm not saying torture the kids constantly with drills, either, but what it's become today is just.. meh).
Teaching 5 yr olds discipline (those kids had to be about 5 or 6 I'm guessing), focus and determination at an adult level of understanding isn't going to happen, starting them early like that is actually a good idea, as they get older they will understand the concepts better and be more likely to be serious about it. Nothing wrong with little kids having fun and getting taught something like that. http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc |
Selinate
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Posted - 2011.12.14 18:25:00 -
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Barakkus wrote:
Teaching 5 yr olds discipline (those kids had to be about 5 or 6 I'm guessing), focus and determination at an adult level of understanding isn't going to happen, starting them early like that is actually a good idea, as they get older they will understand the concepts better and be more likely to be serious about it. Nothing wrong with little kids having fun and getting taught something like that.
Hmm... I have to think that you might be surprised at what kind of virtues can be instilled in a younger child...
Oh well, still sad what martial arts in the U.S. are in a state of... |
Telegram Sam
The Drones Club
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Posted - 2011.12.14 19:45:00 -
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Agreed about the state of martial arts teaching in the U.S. To me the beauty of learning martial arts is you learn discipline. From that you learn self-control, and once you have control of yourself you feel calm, confident, and pretty fearless. That's the aim of Japanese Bud+ì. (Don't know what the similar Chinese and Korean concepts are called). You don't get that if they run the dojo like a "kick, punch, block" Tae Bo exercise gym and pass out belts to keeps the kids and parents coming back.. |
Slade Trillgon
T.R.I.A.D
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Posted - 2011.12.14 20:17:00 -
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There are plenty of high quality martial arts schools in the US. You just have to dig a little for them. Also, in my opinion wrestling and/or jiu-jitsu are what one should really work on as base styles with Akido as the standing form for defense, all three of which have high quality dojo's in most relatively populated areas.
Also, unless you all see something that I do not, that dojo could very well be located somewhere in Asia. I do not hear much that sounds like English being spoken and the two kids and the instructor look to be of Asian descent. That being said these are not disqualifiers in of themselves.
All of that aside, Taekwondo in the US is more like a day care then it is martial arts training. This could be switched if the goal of gaining a higher ranked/colored belt was instead focused on self disciplin. Self disciplin is something that can be taught to children if it is constantly reinforced in the dojo and at home.
Slade
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Kalle Demos
Helix Protocol
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Posted - 2011.12.15 17:17:00 -
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Nice to see yet another 'comparison' of why "my ***** is better than yours"
Lets add it to the already annoying list
OpenGL vs DirectX WoW vs Everquest WoW vs EVE EVE vs warhammer EVE vs SWTOR C# vs Java C# vs F# F# vs C/C++ Lua vs Python MSSQL vs MySQL US vs EU Liberal vs Republican Vegan vs Vegetarian Gay vs Straight Male vs Female Fat vs Skinny Muslim vs Everyone Christian vs Jew Anal vs Oral Ninjitsu vs Kung Fu Windows vs Mac Windows Phone vs iPhone ## VS vs Eclipse OneNote vs Evernote Flash vs Silverlight Intel vs AMD Black vs White 3DX vs Blender Photoshop vs Gimp
etc
I am starting to think humans want to be limited to a certain section more than anything, while their insecurities prevent them from accepting the other crowd, it gets even worse in the physics / maths crowd.
But for the sake of content, "martial arts is not for everyone, those who wish to fight will never master martial arts and those who think it is all about defence should never start"
Theres a reason it is called martial 'arts' and guess what the combat side of it is only a fraction of what it is all about :P |
Telegram Sam
The Drones Club
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Posted - 2011.12.15 19:50:00 -
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Agreed, there are indeed some high quality dojos in the U.S. My very first one did Shotokan karate and was excellent. I looked for a long time before I found one as good. That one taught Hsing-I kung fu. The quality depends on the teacher, not the particular style, of course. Actually I think it's probably more about the lineage than the teacher. If the teacher was taught well, he/she will carry on the tradition in his/her own dojo. I think the thing with Tae Kwon Do (and also Kenpo) is that it a lot of the original teachers back in the 1960s and 70s learned it in the military or in police training. The emphasis was purely on quickly learning a**-whupping techniques. Other things like kata and the meditational aspect were de-emphasized. I personally think those traditional training techniques have a practical purpose. They seem abstract or "philosophical", but their purpose was to take the student beyond being a good puncher-kicker. They were to make you into a relaxed, autopilot, faster-than-thought, tightly focused good puncher-kicker. You're not going to get that training in one of those strip mall after-school recreation dojos.
But again, it's all about the teacher and his/her lineage. No doubt there are Tae Kwon Do and Kenpo teachers in the U.S. who go way beyond selling lessons and vitamin supplements. (OK, go ahead and turn on the flames, I can take it....) |
Slade Trillgon
T.R.I.A.D
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Posted - 2011.12.20 17:55:00 -
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My first style was also Shotokan as well.
Granted the 'victim' was significantly larger then the perp, but this story shows that Martial Arts are alive and well in the states Alive and well the world over technically as MMA is a mix of many styles for most participants who participate the world over.
EDIT: Oh and this is a prime example of how having a tattoo on the side of your head and a gun in your hand does not make one a bad ass
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