Gyakuto
Senior Master
And of course that’s why I didn’t…errr you know….cos I know all the rules and… the..the things and stuff
No, it’s just not polite!
Calling Somebody's Dojo A McDojo Is Offensive
- Thread starter PhotonGuy
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No, it’s just not polite!
Maybe you shouldn't have made the comment in the first place if you are too shy to say.
Gyakuto
Senior Master
Too shy? Please refresh yourself of the rules of this forum.
I don't think the rules require passive-aggressiveness. Better not to make such comments in the first place.
Gyakuto
Senior Master
That suggests that it is always the practitioner that fails and never the combat art they are performing.
The point being that anthropomorphizing an 'art' is irrational. Individuals do or do not do.
bill miller
Orange Belt
Glad to see Steve Via at the top!!
Gyakuto
Senior Master
Oh, my absolute favourite!
Flying Crane
Sr. Grandmaster
Vai is excellent, if you like that kind of playing. I’m ok with it.
For me, nobody beats David Gilmore.
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Now wait a minute, when I asked you a similar question you said something along the lines of most dojos are babysitting and belt selling, though you declined to name any particular art or dojo. Generalized comments of this nature are sure to draw some attention. It’s not that I necessarily disagree with the sentiment, but rather the brusque and abrupt delivery of the comment, which is somewhat adversarial in tone. Unless of course you are trying for that.
I didn't denigrate any art or tradition. If I tell you that fast food sucks, does that mean I'm denigrating food?
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
Fair enough. I’m just ribbing you because you sound grumpy. I actually couldn’t care less if you denigrate whomever/whatever, including me.
I must admit I am generally cantankerous.
Wing Woo Gar
Grandmaster
The art (more correctly, the training system) matters.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Really? I thought folks trained for all kinds of reasons. Either we endorse that or we don’t.
MrBigglesworth
Yellow Belt
I remember hearing about a U.K.-based Japanese senior swordsman who applied to the Japanese government for the legal papers to challenge someone with whom he had an argument, to a duel to-the-death! He received them and the other guy avoided him thereafter!
Reminds me a little of the first school I trained in, years ago.
The dojo was in a pretty rough area, and from time to time you'd get people coming in, trying to the on the sensei.
He'd calmly turn around to the pigeon-holes where the forms lived, grab an indemnity form ("In the event of death or permanent disfigurement..." lol) and ask them to sign. Don't think he had too many takers.
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