While I understand that a large part of martial arts is the discipline instilled by repetition of complicated forms and sequences, I think styles like karate and TKD spend too much time on these forms or katas. Particularly in mcdojos, belt progression is achieved almost solely through learning the forms, not through sparring or practical use of the skills learned.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Just two minor corrections.Originally Posted by Animeniax
There's a lot of those around my area (or pretty much anywhere in the US that's not a major city). I've never heard them called McDojo's before. Definitely stealing that.
It's pretty funny hearing stories of people absolutely bewildered that they can't beat someone with a lower belt in sparring.
Last edited by Ryllharu; Sun, 01-12-2014 at 01:03 PM. Reason: dropped a word, fixed
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