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Message Subject Thrive Movement Scam and Aikido Scam
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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Haha, I don't have any problem with Jesus in particular, or Martial Arts for that matter, I suppose you could say with Martial Arts, Religion and Conspiracy there is a common theme; that being the utter possibility of becoming someone delusional or being a complete nerd (not the good type of nerd but the type who scares you a bit). Appropriation of an exotic culture's costumes, the words of a guru (who spoke a different language to you), following some supposedly 'enlightened' authority and so on.

Saying this, there is surely an authentic experience within these things. If you are a Martial Artist, for example, it is no real secret that you must navigate a whole minefield of strangeness from people people thinking Asians tiptoe on lake Wudang after lunch to those utterly convinced, the ponytail pulled back over the blackhead-populated-through-overuse-of-the-Bigmac '5 times a day Salat'-forhead will get you tail of another kind.

Yet within these things I am not so pessimistic to think there are not honest people, exploring things with integrity. For example, Martial Arts has had to 'mature' somewhat, since even I remember the phenomenal amounts of bullshit these Martial Dancers and Chee Martial Artists could get away with not so many years ago even(I say 'even I' because it was certainly much worse when these things started being imported from the East).

I have had the occupational 'misfortune' of having been to and thus having stopped in on Martial Artists/Dojos around the world, to the point I lose count, which takes the edge of ones capacity for delusion maybe.

I criticise New Age martial Arts because they really work against any forward movement of Martial Arts/humanity or any other quest for truth which you may care about. I don't know how many people are tuned in to the realities of New Age/ Luciferic initiation but sadly....bullshit it ain't. I really just hope humanity in general learns to seperate the potential beauty of these 'old' traditions from the immesurable ugliness of the New Age.
 Quoting: Kim Chi


you're probably right,OP. :(
Would the only current real world application of martial arts these days be in MMA training?
 
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