Tradition is What?

[Vash]

I said I have a very bad attitude. Serpent just calls me mean names, like "daddy."

[Kristoffer]

"Who is your daddy, and what does he do?"

[chen zhen]

he calls me P. Diddy, pretty annoying imo.

[Starchaser107]

whats up with those pics vash?, think we forgot didnt ya?

[Vash]

Hell, I forgot.

I'm gonna post some physical therapy pics tomorrow, so I'll take one of my gorguous mug then.

I know y'a'll want my sexy body.

[blooming lotus]

for real vash,..your alright..i suppose we can put up with you.


but seriously..while I am totally for tradition and cultural preservation of your art, dont you feel like ****s dressed traditionally ..especially when conducting dy to day business?...and if you dont ..is that because youre over the whole attatchmenyt to opo (other peples opinions) or what.?

what do you think?

[Kristoffer]

for real vash,..your alright..i suppose we can put up with you.

lol Vash this should be in your sig

[Vash]

I'll do that.

It's gonna be 20-point font, underlined, bold, italicized, and darkred.

Gotta be original, no?

[Xebsball]

TDRATION MANY TIMES IS
a waste of time

[Kristoffer]

Gotta be original, no?

ya

[Vash]

This, along with the other "Tradition" thread, are two parts of a horse I've beaten to death many a time. However, I feel that they can contribute to active discussion on the traits, practices, and applications of JKD as both an art and a philosophy.

[blooming lotus]

so his pending death was a figment of our imagination...


cool......(audible sigh of relief )

[Vash]

Originally posted by blooming lotus
so his pending death was a figment of our imagination...


cool......(audible sigh of relief )

What?

[blooming lotus]

that horse you were "beating to death ".....





.....huuuh?????

In other words vash what you're saying is that tradition may have something for you after all....right?

[Vash]

Not really. The traditional methods, a la Kata, makiwara striking, the other tools of Tanren, and a few of the medicines, conditioning routines of some CMA, I feel are applicable today. However, the tradition which I oppose is the inclusion of culture within the confines of technique transmission.

Yes, I understand my art is Okinawan in origin. In fact, I prefer the OMA flavor. But, I am not Okinawan, nor am I Japanese. I feel it's dishonest of me to use another culture when training this art.

Plus, in some instances, the "practice" of the foreign culture, or the butchering of it's language can hinder training.

To keep this in a JKD context, it should be stripped, as it does not promote technical learning.