Looks like there's an organized campaign to get Karate in the Olympics. . .
http://www.thekisontheway.com/
http://www.thekisontheway.com/
Karate is already watered down. It has to be.
In your SD training do you actually gouge out your training partners' eyes? I would expect not.
I am not for it! Karate is for self defense, and there are already way to many people who do not understand good at sparring does not mean good in a fight. SD is survival and at least what they did with TKD was such a SICK JOKE that I do not want to see karate watered down any were near that badly!!!
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Don't get me wrong, I'm cool with TKD. I actually think it looks like a lot of fun to DO . . . just maybe not a great deal of fun to watch.
in several towns I know of the only thing you can find is Olympic tkd stupidity. oh and by they way I do not do a lot of sparring because you do not do sport sparring the way you do SD. I train and always have for self defense.Why do you care if someone else practices karate or any other martial art for a reason other than self defense? How does that in any way affect what you do?
Is there a forum somewhere where people criticize other Olympic events like shooting? "Guns are for killing your enemy!"
As for the TKD being a "sick joke," I would have to say you probably don't understand the game. And if someone doesn't understand that sparring may not translate directly to fighting, I don't think that's a problem with the game. However, there are concepts and skills that can be developed in Taekwondo or other "combat sports" that can be used in a "fight."
Anyway, I go back to why you care. If I practice for fitness, for sports, or just for fun and recreation, why should that bother you?
Separate from TKD? I wonder if they'll say that's slicing things too finely.
Looks like there's an organized campaign to get Karate in the Olympics. . .
http://www.thekisontheway.com/
I am not for it! Karate is for self defense, and there are already way to many people who do not understand good at sparring does not mean good in a fight. SD is survival and at least what they did with TKD was such a SICK JOKE that I do not want to see karate watered down any were near that badly!!!
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