Confuse-Us speaks #4

Here's master Confuse-Us hard at work again..

According to this bloke being interviewed, then "Martial arts is many things, but there are few that it is not. First and foremost, it is not a sport. Although karate in some environments is scored and a winner is determined, Tae Kwon Do is not about winning."

Let me try to get this straight... Taekwondo is not a sport, and martial arts is not a sport? Karate is a sport some times?

I thought it all depended upon the kind of karate, TKD, judo, jujutsu, kung fu etc - that your into, if you're doing it for sport or not. Two schools doing the exact same type of TKD or karate can also put different value and focus on the sports aspect.

I can't help but wonder if you would classify Olympic TKD as a sport or not. - the Olympics IS a sport event, is it not? I would say it's a pretty gigantic sport event!

And I would simply love to see this guy here go up to anyone not winning in any major sports event in karate, judo or TKD, and boldly claim: "Cheer up, it's not about winning or losing after all!"

Yeah, that should do it - that should really make all the difference to someone who's been putting down massive amounts of training and sacrifices, day in and day out for years!

Now, if it's the best option to choose martial arts for sport is a different discussion all together. Personally I don't fancy that avenue too much. But is it my task to tell someone else what he or she should do with their art? If someone wishes to become a fighter I'd rather say "Good for you!"

There are indeed many ways to fulfill a dream and to find a purpose with martial arts, just like this article is suggesting. Shame though that there are so many teachers and "artists" that have found "enlightenment", and who keep telling others that their religion is the only one...

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