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Originally Posted by WC_Lun  John55, has a point that I strongly agree with. Many schools, not just TKD, do not train realistically, but convince thier students that they are prepared for a street confrontation. Its akin to giving a soldier a gun loaded with blanks and sending him to war. Very foolish and very bad for the soldier.
These type of schools out-number the schools that train realistically by a great margin. However , they do serve a purpose. They are a gateway to the martial arts for many people. This is thier introduction. A few will grow enough and lose enough ego to look outside of thier McDojo to find real teaching. Most will not, and that's fine too. These poorly taught schools act as kind of a filter. I'm not sure this filter effect is enough to make up for the negative effect on the student though. |
I agree.
The term "Ignorance Is Bliss", comes to mind.
As this would indicate there are a lot of happy people out there.
However, I know many people who study, or take their kids to such places. Some of them know well, that these are not "whole" martial arts. In fact, they weren't looking for that type.
To each their own....
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