Comments on: Could MMA Be Saving Karate?

By: pjm

pjm — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:42:36 +0000

One more comment I forgot to add. The newest problem in the MMA world, letting kids fight UFC style at younger ages could damage the industry and bring about serious regulation.

Try to keep it with the adults where they can make their own decisions. Leave the kids training but not experiencing the violence and blood until they are kind of old enough to make an intelligent decision.

By: pjm

pjm — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:39:27 +0000

MMA is bringing back some popularity. I don't think it is because schools have become wishy washy with a lack of quality. I think people like the violence. It is much like the movie gladiator, the mob rules.
The mob may rule but it is not for children and the proper values instructors should be teaching are not getting met by the violence taught in the cages. It is entertaining though.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:01:23 +0000

Thanks for your visit artur!

By: Artur Pinto

Artur Pinto — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:11:23 +0000

Realy like the articale. If you do what you like, that's what counts. And the art does not make the fighter. Figthers make the arts.

By: zack822

zack822 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:27:45 +0000

As a traditional Ryu Kyu Kenpo Studier who has switched to a highly Chinese based art and who has been thru the large “MCdojo's” i must say that politics play a huge part of the falling of TKD and Karate..

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:32:07 +0000

Haha, yea when I made the title of this article, I knew it was a little on the edge, so I fully expected some raised eyebrows and concerns. Thank you for reading it anyway!

By: serpentstaff

serpentstaff — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:28:41 +0000

When I saw the headline, I expected something different, and clicked here with some skepticism… but I should have known better, because you always put up thoughtful, intelligent posts. Interesting perspective; thanks.

By: jaic

jaic — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:07:48 +0000

I also have to say that it's thanks to fighters in the UFC such as Lyoto Machida that has studied traditional Karate from his father and bringing that element to the competition that has also helped promote it as a strong fighting form again.

People see him fight in the arena and think “wow i wanna fight like him” and with Joe Rogen screaming in a mic about how awesome a karateka Machida is it is a big promotion for it. I've seen that karate schools in Australia have become more popular again thanks to that one man, of course the pupils aren't going to have the whole and sole correct intentions for joining at first but eventually through discipline in the art they realise that it's all about the respect instead of the destruction.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:27:37 +0000

Great question tinker. I'd have to dedicate a whole post to that to really give it justice.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:25:54 +0000

There is definite intellectual wiggle room here John. Your point is a valid one.