Comparing Karate Over the Decades!
Hi guys and gals,
I want to talk about the differences
between freestyle over the years.
But, first…
I am closing a few sites.
I’ll keep the monster up,
and a couple of others,
but I’ve got 7 or 8 websites that are going down.
Simply,
the webhoster is so incompetent,
and moving the sites and repairing them…
it’s just not worth it.
The KangDukWon.com website is gone.
If you are mid lesson, let me know.
And,
there is a bigger reason.
Advertising on Google is silly,
and I have found the best way to market my courses
is to change them into books on Amazon.
So I’ve got the How to Fix Karate books up there,
And I’ll have more,
but I’m making these changes
because the internet is changing.
And I will consider certificates for a couple of the courses.
The Matrix Karate course,
the Master Instructor course,
and a few others.
Okay,
Karate has degraded over the years.
Badly.
I do all arts,
but my base art is karate,
and this degrading of art is hurtful.
So this is what I want you to do.
Go to Youtube and find 1970 Karate.
That was when I learned,
and you can see hard techniques,
lots of good control,
and sportsmanship.
I knew a lot of the guys in this clip.
Then look for 1980s karate.
These guys are marginally better,
but they are dancing around more
(courtesy of Bruce)
and their control isn’t as good.
Then find
Old School Karate VS Modern Karate Tournaments
The music probably wasn’t needed,
it becomes a put down,
but the point is…
what happened?
Parents.
Children.
Politics.
Money.
protective gear.
Some other stuff, too.
Society has become drugged out,
education has become political indoctrination,
but I don’t really want to go into those things.
I want to discuss the big five.
Parents sign their children up to defend themselves,
but if there is an ‘owie,’
bang—those kids are gone.
I’ve taught classes to kids,
as soon as I get even the teensiest bit down and dirty,
the parents glare at me like I’m abusing their children.
Children.
If the kid goes home and complains that it’s too hard,
Bang—those kids are gone.
Parents have totally bought into the idea
that their little snowflake dumpling needs reassurance
and not hard work.
Politics.
People would rather talk than work out.
Whenever I had a talker I would focus on him till
he started working, or left.
I had no room in any of my schools for people
who didn’t want to sweat.
Money.
To stay in business you need it.
But if you are lowering standards to keep people
you aren’t teaching karate.
Protective gear.
People think you need to hit harder,
or can hit harder,
so they give up learning control.
And control is CRUCIAL to the martial arts.
But people buy into protective gear because
the school owners push it because
it makes them a profit
and they can stay in business
and lower their standards.
So,
what do you do?
Find a hard class that works hard.
Find the fellows that work the hardest and pair up with them.
Teach a hard class and take no prisoners.
I couldn’t believe it,
I was astounded,
I was actually shocked,
the first time a fellow stepped off the mat
so he could get a drink of water.
“But I was thirsty!” he explained.
And I said,
“In a real fight you’re going to stop everything
and get a drink of water because you’re thirsty?”
Want a real story of tough?
I was teaching a bunch of guys,
and my son was among them.
After some six months
Aaron complained of chest pain.
When I looked
he had an indentation on his sternum.
Somebody had actually punched a dent in his chest.
Doctor said to take a few weeks off,
it would heal.
I said, ‘Okay, you’re off for a few weeks.’
Aaron said, ‘No, I’m not.’
We argued and I put down the law.
I was a bit surprised when he showed up for class.
I said,
“Get the F out.”
He said,
“You’re going to have to make me.”
Argh!
So I could have gotten physical
which would have caused damage,
or I could let him stay,
in which case he only ‘might’ get damaged.
So he stayed.
I was always proud of the fact
that he had the real spirit.
Willing to work
even to the point of injury,
and beyond.
Mind you,
I still don’t think he should have been in the class,
I believe in taking care of injuries,
but he was so tough
that I couldn’t stop him.
And that means he can’t be stopped in life.
Because the dojo is a microcosm.
It is a little life in which lessons are learned.
And when I watch these pattycake sessions
that people think are real Karate,
I feel so incredibly sad.
Okay,
obligatory ad…
Chiang Nan
Here’s a sample
HAVE A GREAT WORK OUT!
Al
And don’t forget to check out the interview
https://anchor.fm/dale-gillilan/episodes/S1E10—Al-Case-e12e3np
BTW
I’ve got nothing but five star reviews on
The Science of Government.
It’s really nothing more than applying matrixing to politics.
Matrixing + Politics = Sanity
I told you matrixing works with anything.
Here’s the link…
How to Fix Karate! (volumes one and two)
volume one is at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6L5DSD1?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
And volume two is at…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XVTB9V?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
