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Originally Posted by jubaji
If 'discussion' in your mind is limited to repeating over and over again, "Gee, isn't 'X' great? Yeah, its sure great!" even the most zombified adherent is gonna run out of things to say mighty quick. You can't be afraid of questions and different points of view. Taking a hard look makes a position stronger or causes a change in point of view. Not necessarily a bad thing. Is your opinion of CMA so poor that you feel it can't stand before scrutiny even after all this time?
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Not what was on my mind.
About seven years ago, I was on a hunt for very specific information on CMA.
(I know some people here used KFO too.)
I went searching back through the archives of KFO and came across a post from it's early days.
There had been some very high level discussion on CMA, which had been disrespected, resulting in a group of people 'walking off with their incense sticks' so to speak.
They agreed never to share information again.
Yeah, yeah secrets of the masters n all that. I know.
One of them in particular, I know for a fact, had the information I sought, but due to the general distrust he'd gotten of people on the internet, he wouldn't help me.
To me, if you've got a problem with the efficacy of a system, of any description, then you have the option of going and doing something about it yourself.
If it bothers you that much, go kick a monks ass.
He'll accept it and you'll get whatever gratification you wanted = result.
If it's a Master or a style you have a problem with and you feel really strongly about it, then go and kick their asses = result.
See if you can toe the line.
Prove that you are right and they are wrong.
Try as you might, you can't do any of that on a forum.
Groovy word bending games are not MA.
I find that it's more useful that a forum offer information.
Information on the CMA section here is lacking, simply because potential contributors are scoffed at, which is a crying shame.
Also, I don't really care about the 'fight' factor in CMA.
I've gotten a lot more from CMA than that.
I know other people have too.
I caught a comment from EF wishing there were more 'fighters' on here.
I wish there was more of just about everything.
More fighters.
More thinkers.
More funsters.
I wish there were less;
Armchair Strategists.
Insulting posts.
Enormous egos.
Gangbang posters (you know who you are, you can't
win on your own, so you grouphump).
In short, if I want to know what CMA are
not, I can pretty much work that out for myself, with no assistance.
What I do want to read about, is what they
are.
Anyone standing in the way of that, get's zero respect from me.