Yeah. This is the way it should still be clean, no attitude that is atypical of so many black belts these days. It's sickening to see some of the attitudes. My instructors judged me harder in '80's tournaments usually scoring me lower than any of the the other judges, which made me go back and work harder. Now days, instructors are, I guess, going for money, glory, at all costs and leaving out respect, humility, modesty, integrity, honesty. You see all these elements in these gentlemen.
Point fighting at its best. The techniques were swift and sometimes flashy, with excellent form. Techniqueshad to be sharp and strong to earn points. The matches were semi-contact (full force to the body, controlled to the head) without those silly contemporary helmets. Serious injuries were rare, because the fighters had excellent control. Contemporary point fighting has deteriorated so much from that standard that it can't be taken seriously.
Yeah. This is the way it should still be clean, no attitude that is atypical of so many black belts these days. It's sickening to see some of the attitudes. My instructors judged me harder in '80's tournaments usually scoring me lower than any of the the other judges, which made me go back and work harder. Now days, instructors are, I guess, going for money, glory, at all costs and leaving out respect, humility, modesty, integrity, honesty. You see all these elements in these gentlemen.
tgumbyw 2 years ago
Point fighting at its best. The techniques were swift and sometimes flashy, with excellent form. Techniqueshad to be sharp and strong to earn points. The matches were semi-contact (full force to the body, controlled to the head) without those silly contemporary helmets. Serious injuries were rare, because the fighters had excellent control. Contemporary point fighting has deteriorated so much from that standard that it can't be taken seriously.
stevevandien 2 years ago