Dumb or Bad Ideas in the Martial Arts

[RRouuselot]

How about

Hai Karate the after shave? Man that stuff was brutall.

Chuck Norris was the karate guy in that TV commercial.

 

[The Kai]

That was years later for Right Guard

 

[RRouuselot]

That was years later for Right Guard

Really? Ithought he said in his book that he did that Hai-karate commercial.

 

[The Kai]

I did'nt read the book, maybe it was him in the Hai karate Commercial-I do remember him in a Right Guard Commercial

 

[MichiganTKD]

He did say he was in the Hai Karate commercial. Martial arts were just getting established at the time and the company apparently felt Chuck would be a good actor for their commercial.

 

[The Kai]

He did say he was in the Hai Karate commercial. Martial arts were just getting established at the time and the company apparently felt Chuck would be a good actor for their commercial.

the company apparently felt Chuck would be a good actor for their commercial, both a bad and dumb idea in the martial arts

 

[MichiganTKD]

More specifically, Chuck Norris was the first Westerner to have widespread fame as a martial artist. The company apparently thought a famous American martial artist would help sell the product.

 

[Zepp]

Good idea: Asking a friend in the martial arts to teach you how to break out of a hold.

Bad idea: After drinking a few beers, trying to sneak up on your friend in the martial arts, bear hug them, and say: "try to get out of this."

 

[MichiganTKD]

Ooohhh the times my friend and I had free fighting in his apartment after a few drinks. Thank God he didn't live on the 7th floor or anything!

 

[Eldritch Knight]

Wearing Rex Kwan Do pants to practice. I was walking by a local McDojo one day and saw one of the students walking around in them as his street attire. Made my day.

 

[uglydawg]

oooh oooh I got one Gymkata, possibly THE worst movie EVAR





I watched it about 15 times :uhyeah:

 

[bignick]

Wearing Rex Kwan Do pants to practice. I was walking by a local McDojo one day and saw one of the students walking around in them as his street attire. Made my day.

Hey, man....

Nobody wants a roundhouse to the face when you're wearing those bad boys...

 

[ginshun]

Hey, man....

Nobody wants a roundhouse to the face when you're wearing those bad boys...

Fuggetaboutit. Last off, my students will learn about self respect. You think anybody thinks I'm a failure because I go home to Starla at night? Fuggetaboutit!

 

[Bammx2]

oooh oooh I got one Gymkata, possibly THE worst movie EVAR





I watched it about 15 times :uhyeah:

ACK!:goop:

 

[BrandiJo]

what are rex kwan do pants?

 

[Makalakumu]

Watch "Napolean Dynamite."

 

[Touch Of Death]

Anyone using "Professor" to denote themselves as a martial arts instructor. A Professor is an accredited instructor teaching academic subjects at a recognized College or University. Has nothing to do with martial arts.

This is complete bunk. Your limiting the word "professoer" to your own personal defenition, and being pissed off when people use the expanded defenition as to mean one who professes, sets you up for always being pissed when you hear it used outside of you comfort zone. Martial arts terms are what ever the termer deems them to be, and using a word such as professor[of the terms] is not breaking any culural morays. Breath...

 

[MichiganTKD]

Wrong.

Being a teacher of martial arts does not qualify you to be called "Professor". As I stated before, a Professor is a degreed teacher of academic curriculum at an accredited College or University.
It is one more example of Westerners using a word or title of address out of context in order to make themselves feel good. It is also one more example of "title inflation". Being called "Instructor" apparently isn't good enough for these people; now they want to be called "Professor", despite the fact that very few of these people actually hold the degrees qualifying them to be addressed that way.

 

[The Kai]

I think the use of the word Professer is a little on the poor choice side. Withg convaying some sort of study behind the person

Perhaps within Martial arts circles, but never ever in public!!

 

[Touch Of Death]

Well its a damn good thing my inststructor is covered on both ends by your defenition. What if a person is called such by others, what should that person do?