I think that the main thing to remember is that if it looks cool and entertaining it is not real martial arts. For example the guy is showing a succession of kicks over his head and how acrobatic he is by back-flipping at the end of it, he is showing how physically fit and flexible he is and not how skilled he is in martial arts, in other words if its entertaining its not budo. However if you find someone teaching a class and what they are showing is completely 'solid' it is budo. In other words if what they are showing involves getting you safe in a way that is effective and not impressive its good. Thats what i believe people should be taught when they are looking for martial arts. I believe this for the reason that if you teach something for self defence that is by all accounts rubbish you have effectivly killed or seriously hurt the person you taught if they need to use it and find it doesnt work because it looks pretty!!! What does everyone think.
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