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 Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:25 pm
Who thinks that this would be a good subforum? I'd donate the money for it and what not. I personally think it would be useful for people who are required to take a written test on history and general knowledge for an art. Or for anyone that enjoys studying the history of their art. Post away!
Much Love,
Desi.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:26 pm
It's a good plan, a way for the various students, teachers, and interested parties here to exchange and garner information beyond the scope of what they might otherwise have learned in their classes.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:40 pm
That was kind of my thoughts. I kinda got it right after typing up all of my old notes from Kajukenbo. = X
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:47 pm
Got the old juices flowing, did you? It happens, and it is very important for people to know where their arts came from. Otherwise, how can one honor their forebears?
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:53 pm
They can't! And that is a big part of learning an art, or it was at my school at least. I've still got most of the history memorized. Lol. I could probably do at least on of the forms from memory as well though. It was important to me as a person to make sure I did well and would make Sijo Emperado proud. = P
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:02 pm
I know. My own instructor Abrahem Segel (Krav Maga L6 Black Belt Instructor, Military) never really had time for the history of the art, as he had to cram my unit's training into a few short months, so I had to hunt it down myself. My Tai Chi Sifu couldn't communicate that well in English, so same problem. And I'm studying capoeira from videos and other sources, so I have the history there, but no mestre. I can attest personally that if you have no history but a master, or a master but no history, it affects how you approach the art. It took a long time for me to truly understand not only the how of the martial arts, but the why because I didn't comprehend who I represented.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:27 pm
I had several instructors, and all of them had a unique understanding of the history. It was great to be able to see so many sides and learn from all of them since everyone had different little bits of knowledge that they had happened upon that the others never told. I loved it. I know that all of the stories and getting to know the instructors helped me in my training.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:29 pm
Aye, that's the gist of it. And that's why this thread is a grand idea.
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:32 pm
I guess I'm opening it up then!
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:29 pm
Ok ... with me I'm a mixed martial art fighter ... with MMA you have different styles ... I am well rounded ... muay thai, BJJ, wrestling (both freestyle and Greco-Roman), boxing ... so with all these there is a lot of history ... but the thing I like ... is the origins of martial arts as a whole ... I hear two stories ...
The first is that pankration is the grand daddy of them all ... that when Alexander the Great went on his conquests ... he took pankration with him ... and when he left India ... they changed it ... and then they spread it through Buddism ... and from there it spread to China and Japan ...
The second is that Shaolin started it all ... simple as that ...
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