Thank you JP3 for taking time to note down your thoughts.. I like to ask you about this where you say it still felt good.. how do you feel about admitting that? that is the thing that cause you to say not PC? Hope that question make sense
Yes, Jenna the question makes perfect sense. It is also dead on target as to that statement not being politically correct (PC).
Personally, I am definitly not a fan of the politically correct speech movement, i.e. speaking in euphemisms about life and worldview observations. I much prefer truth-isms. As an example, I simply do not think of my fellow US people as Anglo-Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Japanese-Americans and on down that line until you've included everyone. When exactly did simple descriptive verbiage become taboo? That is an actual question for which I've been seeking an answer for about 20 years. Certainly, every type of people has a hate word for them, mostly hurtful, some ludicrous, but the simple descriptive ones not being OK makes me frowny-faced. I'm a white dude. One of my best friends from undergrad is a black dude. One of my closest friends and training partners now is an Indian dude, who is 1st generation American with both parents from India. In the middle of my path to date one of my best friends was a Thai guy who I've moved away from in geography but not in spirit.
I know great white folks, black folks, Mexican folks, Japanese folks, Korean folks, Chinese folks, Indian folks of both dot and feather varieties (and both groups of them I know are cool with the humorous descriptive tag), and I know these same types of folks in Canada, Mexico, USA, England, Italy, Germany and France. So, I cringe when people stop and start their story when they start out saying for example, "Hey, I was talking to this hot Mexican girl .... uh... [looking around] Mexican-American woman and".... OR "Hey, I was talking to this Black guy .... uh... [looking around] African-American guy I met at the gym playing ball and"....
Ouch, just ouch. Just talk. If you are not trying to be a douchbag, it will be clear from your words and tone. If you are... well, that's the same result.
Precisely what is wrong with "hot Mexican girl?" In my opinion, nothing. What's wrong with Black guy? Again, imo nothing. White dude? Nothing, except that I perhaps use dude and bro too much.
Sorry, that was a left turn on the explanation.
With regard to PC on this precise topic. In nearly-all MA schools, under nearly every instructor anywhere (other than the military services and peacekeeping/security guys/gals) we, as students, are taught, shoot, I can quote Mr. Miyagi on this, it's a great scene:
Daniel: So, karate's fighting. You train to fight.
Miyagi: That what you think?
Daniel: [pondering] No.
Miyagi: Then why train?
Daniel: [thinks] So I won't have to fight.
Miyagi: [laughs] Miyagi have hope for you.
** ----> So.... [Insert appropriate name of your martial art here] is to protect yourself, for self-defense, it is not to be used to intimidate or hurt others, to gain social advantage or for any other unseemly purpose. it is for self-development, for exercise, for health and a myriad of other reasons, none of which are to intentionally cause pain or injury to another outside of a self-defense situation.
But... some few of us... just can't or possibly won't stick to the script, usually for background (nurture) rather than make-up (nature) reasons, though some people are just, as Gerry notes, wired differently. We're honest about it - the liking of the combat, adrenaline, whatever... which goes against the grain of the teaching, and in some places some very skilled and well-respected instructors would be (possibly are) very disappointed. Maybe.
There ya go.
