A well written letter.
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A well written letter.
Originally posted by BawangOriginally posted by Bawangi had an old taichi lady talk smack behind my back. i mean comon man, come on. if it was 200 years ago,, mebbe i wouldve smacked her and took all her monehs.i am manly and strong. do not insult me cracker.
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It was all Falcao's fault. I wonder what kind of person would ignore someone treating his wife or girlfriend like that. I know that the outcome was not worth it and it's easy to criticize them but in that situation many rational people would go nuts.
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Well...As much as the letter is needed, I wonder if He/they could have done something to avoid all this.Originally Posted by Wayfaring
I know that many kids ( and anyone in the late teens and early 20's is still just that) need a mentor far more than just a coach and teaching fighting without the discipline NOT to fight can and has and DOES get many kids into lots of trouble.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
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The alternative is having them do the horse stance and do the taichi set for a few years before teaching them fighting though you people are against this method.
GM of Hadaka Korosu
You people?
My oh my, did someone just put on the "intolerant larper" uniform?
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
NIII
Hey let's oversimplify a complex social issue with TMA analogies. That always goes well!
GM of Hadaka Korosu
Because all those TMA fighters and masters were such beacons of perfection, LMAO !Hey let's oversimplify a complex social issue with TMA analogies. That always goes well!
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
NIII
3 years in a horse stance gets rid of demons. True story!
Athletes have always been aggressive. The hype, the money, the mindstate. It all factors in. Take some talented kid with a fucked up head and booom, instant asshole.
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The whole "training creates better people with better attitudes" is a fairly recent incentive offered as a MA benefit. When I lived and trained in Taiwan, I saw that many people considered TCMA (except for Taiji) as associated with low socioeconomic status, gangsterism, etc. Which was true in some cases, though not all. By far, TKD was far more popular and desirable to train in...as well as JMA.
IMO, people become better human beings through training if:
They really want to be good people;
They have a positive influence from their teachers/seniors/family/environment, etc.
It takes a certain level of maturity. And for some, even a long lifetime of training that produces great martial ability doesn't always result in a more evolved person. Of course, we should hope that as MAists, we will be of a mind to take personal responsibility for our actions, and strive to do the right thing.
Last edited by Jimbo; 07-11-2013 at 11:12 AM.
GM of Hadaka Korosu
The whole "Karate kid" thing showed that it isn't the system, its the teacher.
As full of clichees as it was, I know that I'd love to have a "Miyagi" for a teacher.
The humble but ass-kicking teacher is, IMO, the ideal role model in the MA.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
NIII
I don't think a benevolent teacher can do much more than cultivate something that is already there. I'm sure the best teachers in the world can recount some pretty disappointing students as far as attitude and intelligence is concerned. People do what they want in the end. Some know what's good for them, some don't.
I think it's more that people gravitate to what they desire. Unless you get ahold of them as babies and the parents play ball, you get what you get. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. On average, anyways.
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