Karate TalkDiscussion of personal experiences in the martial arts, started by a practitioner of Shotokan karateThe Debate About Sport Karate- April 24, 2007 Two posts in one day after weeks of silence... The tournament last weekend has reawakened the old debate about sport karate vs. martial arts, and this time there's a new twist because we have some new members of our dojo...http://lirianfae.typepad.com/karate_talk/2007/04/the_debate_abou.html Of Tournaments and Leading By Example- April 23, 2007 So there was a tournament this weekend. I did not participate. My husband did. The end result of the day was to illustrate several points that we feel are key to proper martial arts etiquette and understanding... unfortunately, these were...http://lirianfae.typepad.com/karate_talk/2007/04/of_tournaments_.html |