ArmorOfGod
Senior Master
I recieved an email for a MT member and he made a comment to the effect of there being a lot of style-bashing between martial artists. That is an old topic, but I was wondering what effect the internet has had on that issue.
Twenty years ago, even ten years ago, the internet was not a common thing. Has the access to other martial artists' opinions caused by the internet helped unify the martial arts community, or divide it even more deeply?
Right now, for example, anyone reading this can read the opinions of thousands of martial artists, both beginners and experienced practitioners. That could affect things two ways: first, it offers us access to people that we would have never encountered a decade ago; second, it gives a voice to the "bullies" and uneducated that like to discuss martial arts. Here at MT, you could be chatting with a 10th dan grandmaster, or a 14 year old Dragonball-Z fan who claims he can shoot fireballs from his hands.
So, has this new age of easy access helped or hurt the unity of the martial arts world?
AoG
Twenty years ago, even ten years ago, the internet was not a common thing. Has the access to other martial artists' opinions caused by the internet helped unify the martial arts community, or divide it even more deeply?
Right now, for example, anyone reading this can read the opinions of thousands of martial artists, both beginners and experienced practitioners. That could affect things two ways: first, it offers us access to people that we would have never encountered a decade ago; second, it gives a voice to the "bullies" and uneducated that like to discuss martial arts. Here at MT, you could be chatting with a 10th dan grandmaster, or a 14 year old Dragonball-Z fan who claims he can shoot fireballs from his hands.
So, has this new age of easy access helped or hurt the unity of the martial arts world?
AoG