Martial arts Regulations?!???

spiderchoke · 10-24-2003, 11:46 PM

I wanted to get some honest, intelligent, and serious comments on the prospect of a governing body or goverment regulation of martial arts credentials.

I will list the following forum for some reference material, I just picked the first one I saw on the search I ran.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sunday...1?viscount=100

"Everyday spent training is one day closer to learning something."
....Spiderchoke

Maxetai · 10-25-2003, 01:50 AM

Regulations of the Martial Arts would be a bad idea.
Anyone who is creative and comes up with something new will not be able to teach or open a Martial Arts school.
For example Bruce Lee was not "certified", therefore under regulations he would not be allowed to teach or open a school.
Can you imagine that?
It is up to the public to determine who is worthy and who isn't to teach them Martial Arts. Too many creative people would be stifled and traditional styles will be the only acceptable for certification.
Do we really want that? I for one don't!

huey · 10-25-2003, 05:57 AM

also who would be in charge of the regulatory system?
would it be governmental as in the country you live in?
would it be by martial artists and which styles would they belong to?
would that be an issue if your style is contrary to theirs?
if it were regulated i am sure some things wouldn't be able to be taught as they are now because of injuries to attackers or combatants?
no one wants to see a bad guy get what he deserves (well in the u.s this is sometimes true).

IPON · 10-25-2003, 08:58 AM

My fear would be the regulation of techniques. Can yuou imagine if someone where to view chokes and locks as "too dangerous" but you may teach strikes and kicks. Knee and elbow strikes should only be taught after BB.

It would make aerobic kickboxing and tae bo seem like the best for self defence

10-24-2003, 11:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
spiderchoke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 134 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Martial arts Regulations?!??? I wanted to get some honest, intelligent, and serious comments on the prospect of a governing body or goverment regulation of martial arts credentials. I will list the following forum for some reference material, I just picked the first one I saw on the search I ran. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sunday...1?viscount=100 "Everyday spent training is one day closer to learning something." ....Spiderchoke __________________ "Every Man I meet is in some way my superior.....In that, I learn of him." .......Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-25-2003, 08:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
IPON Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,568 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	My fear would be the regulation of techniques. Can yuou imagine if someone where to view chokes and locks as "too dangerous" but you may teach strikes and kicks. Knee and elbow strikes should only be taught after BB. It would make aerobic kickboxing and tae bo seem like the best for self defence __________________ A person who is said to be proficient in the arts is like a fool. Because of his foolishness in concerning himself with just one thing, he thinks of nothing else and thus becomes proficient. - Hagarkure

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10-25-2003, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Maxetai Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 151 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Regulations of the Martial Arts would be a bad idea. Anyone who is creative and comes up with something new will not be able to teach or open a Martial Arts school. For example Bruce Lee was not "certified", therefore under regulations he would not be allowed to teach or open a school. Can you imagine that? It is up to the public to determine who is worthy and who isn't to teach them Martial Arts. Too many creative people would be stifled and traditional styles will be the only acceptable for certification. Do we really want that? I for one don't!

10-25-2003, 05:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
huey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: central california Posts: 97 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	also who would be in charge of the regulatory system? would it be governmental as in the country you live in? would it be by martial artists and which styles would they belong to? would that be an issue if your style is contrary to theirs? if it were regulated i am sure some things wouldn't be able to be taught as they are now because of injuries to attackers or combatants? no one wants to see a bad guy get what he deserves (well in the u.s this is sometimes true).

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