Monday, May 14, 2007

Confuse-Us Speaks #13

Really... If this is anything remotely close to true, then we have a long way to go!

Story:
The word "karate" conjures up many vivid images for most of us — katana-wielding bad guys; ninjas throwing stars at a Bruce Lee lookalike while he moves with lightening speed; Jackie Chan shimmying gracefully up a wall, or boards being broken with various limbs or a head. Also, the average person may think of the mysticism commonly associated with martial arts.

However, these images, this supposedly inherent Eastern-style religiosity, and even the term karate are all overused, generic clichés that limit one's perspective of what the martial arts really are.

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