True Martial Arts, training and application, it is not a show, it is not a movie, it is not for entertainment.

"Today's aikido is so dimensionless. It's hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their dues. That's why it seems so much like a dance these days. You have to master the very basics solidly, with your body, and then proceed to develop to the higher levels... Now we see nothing but copying or imitation without any grasp of the real thing..."-Gozo Shioda Sensei


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This reminds me of the state of contemporary wusu, a complete travesty and betrayal to the development of traditional chinese wusu.

I see the exact same thing with so many demonstrations...pure fantasy and theatrics, with little relevance or substance necessary for real and uncooperative encounters.

Here's the article, an interesting read.

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Point? Train. Easy way out of training is easy way to get your world destroyed when the time comes to use your "training". Trust the training, not the marketing.