In the article posted today by Victor Smith here: http://isshin-concentration.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-older-version-of-okinawan-front-kick.html has a quote that I find of interest. The quote, "Then the change of karate to train young men in University or secondary schools made new kicking forms, such as the ball of the foot, less painful and less dangerous to one kicked, a most rational change."
The quote indicates how many things changed in the early 1900's due to implementation into school systems. This quote seems to indicate that many things changed so my question is "do you think that the karate we practice today is actually that watered down modified version taught to schools?"
Also, "do you think that western karate has been further watered down due to sport orientation?"
I realize that there are many traditional schools of karate out there but how do we know that it is truly traditional in the sense of karate as it was practiced, taught and applied prior to the effort to put karate into school systems?
Just a little practice in questioning and learning, etc. :-) Regardless, I am very interested in feedback to these questions.
From everything that I have encountered, yes.
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