Originally Posted by
The Xia
We all know it's there. On this forum, many of us have pointed out an endless list of crap that is present in the martial arts world. I think we all understand that B.S. isn't a good thing. Here's the kicker, what should good martial artists do about it? In the China of old, challenges and random violence prevented most B.S.ers from surviving. However, we are in a different era. In the modern world, there must be something that can be done to put a stop to the bull. In my opinion, a board licensing martial arts teachers would be an awful idea for many reasons. Perhaps the solution lays in how good martial artists respond to B.S. on sight. Instead of being polite, perhaps good martial artists should call a spade a spade. I'm not saying that going out and starting fights is the solution, but when you see B.S. at a tournament or demo, wouldn't pointing it out do some good? If this is done on a massive scale, B.S.ers would have little leg to stand on.