Koryu Snobs Revisited

[Doug Daulton]

Oops - duplicate post

[Edited by Doug Daulton on 06-26-2000 at 09:39 AM]

[Doug Daulton]

Originally posted by Undmark, Ulf
Now, this is not common knowledge...so I really didn't expect many answers, and deleted/edited that post after a while.

Sorry for the topic breaker...[/b]

Mr. Undmark,

Thanks for the clarification! I was lost because the post is now empty or so it appears.

Thanks again,

Doug Daulton

[Jack B]

Each of us chooses the martial art(s) we practice out of all the martial arts in the world. Of course, we think the arts we do are the best; if we didn't, we'd be doing something else!

There is a saying that one must seek enlightenment with the same urgency as a man whose hair is on fire. If you cannot have what you want, by all means, want what you have.

[Margaret Lo]

error-sorry

[Edited by Margaret Lo on 06-26-2000 at 11:58 AM]

[Margaret Lo]

Originally posted by Jack B
Each of us chooses the martial art(s) we practice out of all the martial arts in the world. Of course, we think the arts we do are the best; if we didn't, we'd be doing something else!

Not so Jack. I quite love what I do, but I don't think shotokan karate is the best and only thing in the world. I only think that it is best for me as martial arts go.

I also think it is important to look at other martial arts and understand what they have to offer and not be blinkered by love of one's own system.

To stay on topic: This is why I feel that the koryu arts are so valuable. Many aspects of karate cannot be properly understood without knowing the context in which certain techniques originated, and that context included weapon arts - though I recognize that differences must be substantial between Japanese vs Okinawan weapons.

But totally aside from their usefulness to other systems, the koryu arts to my mind, have intrinsic value as art.

-M-

[Edited by Margaret Lo on 06-26-2000 at 12:05 PM]

Margaret Lo said:

But totally aside from their usefulness to other systems, the koryu arts to my mind, have intrinsic value as art.

With the above quote by Margaret, I think this thread be allowed a peaceful death. Koryu indeed have this value as art, as does music. This is simple enough for no one to disagree, I think.