SHOTOKAN KARATE

WHY DO YOU TRAIN

1. You want to get in shape.

2. It's a hobby.

3. Your interested in learning about the mystical Asian culture.

4. Your going to be the next Bruce Lee.

5. Your having your kids train so they can learn discipline.

To these reasons I say BULLSHIT!

From Wikipedia: Martial arts or fighting arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for combat. While they may be studied for various reasons, martial arts share a single objective: to physically defeat other persons and to defend oneself or others from physical threat.

Training for combat
and to physically defeat your opponent. This should be the reason you train. If it's a hobby, get yourself some jigsaw puzzles, your wasting the classes time.

Want to learn about Asian culture?, spend a year in Laos or Cambodia, they should give you a feel for real Asain culture.

Your not going to be the next Bruce Lee or B.J. Penn, but I guess it's fun to day dream.

If you can't teach your kids discipline, don't bring them to my class, they won't last a day.

For all of you who just want to GET IN SHAPE, take a jazzersize class, believe me no one will ask you to "SHOW ME SOME OF YOUR MOVES"

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Josh Skinner said...

Good point!

The martial arts are about fighting. Discipline, respect, improved strength/conditioning/physique are all secondary "perks".

Train Hard,
Josh Skinner (donjitsu2)

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