Jaeimseu
3rd Black Belt
I'm going to guess (just my opinion) that the vast vast vast majority of martial arts practitioners are martial arts hobbyists who train/take class anywhere from 2-6 hours per week (probably closer to 2-3). I'm also going to guess that the vast vast vast majority of these people aren't signing up to learn history or philosophy. People tend to get that stuff from other avenues if they want it. Furthermore, I'm guessing the vast vast vast majority of "MAists" have been practicing/practiced for less than 1-2 years. I don't feel like an academic approach to history and philosophy is necessary or even appropriate for these people.
It's entirely possible to do/be good at an activity without knowing much about the history/philosophy of the activity. For example, I may or may not know that Babe Ruth struck out 74 times in 1930 (no idea if this is true), but it really makes no difference to my practice of baseball.
Now, if we are only talking about the content people post on these boards then I have no idea^^
It's entirely possible to do/be good at an activity without knowing much about the history/philosophy of the activity. For example, I may or may not know that Babe Ruth struck out 74 times in 1930 (no idea if this is true), but it really makes no difference to my practice of baseball.
Now, if we are only talking about the content people post on these boards then I have no idea^^