Posted by Observer on March 11, 2003 at 18:09:38:
In Reply to: Re: A simple answer posted by TheWakeUpMan on March 11, 2003 at 15:36:18:
Attacking??!!?? If that is attacking to you, then you have just dodged a main Traditional Martial Arts principle, therefore, you have just established your lack of understanding of Tradional Martial Arts.
By Traditonal Martial Arts principle you must be able to show a source of skill and ability. This can be done one of two ways:
1) You must show the source of the style that you are teaching. This can be done through live demonstrations, video tape, and pictures. Common sense says that pictures are the best and easiest way on the internet.
2) If you cannot, then you must stand up on your own. You must be able to present pictures (or other mediums listed above) that depict the skill and ability that you have achieved.
This principle is important because those pictures show the source of the knowledge that a student will be learning.
Grandmaster 'Iron' Kim is the source of the knowledge of 0yd. His pictures can be found throughout school literature, in the schools themselves, and at the main website.
This principle has been established and followed for centuries.
If you consider this an attack, then you have good reason to feel that way. You have not achieved anything. If you do not feel it is, then you probably have achieved something and have pride in what you have achieved. If you have that kind of pride, then follow by principle, not nonsense.