junglist wrote:Graham,
I'm curious. What do,you have against Dan?
northern_mantis wrote:junglist wrote:Graham,
I'm curious. What do,you have against Dan?
As an impartial observer (not specifically relating to this thread but this kind of outcome in general), what seems to grind some people's gears is when an individual poster on the board calls out other practices as not being the real deal then fails to offer any in depth explanation of their own stuff. Of course they're not obliged too but that combination of events is frustrating none the less.
On top of that some readers would interpret (whether correctly or not, conversations are so much easier face to face!) what they have read previously from the same poster as a claim to having a more authentic/functional/legitimate etc. practice but again, is light on details. I can understand how frustrating this feels and allows arguments to escalate quickly. It used to drive me crazy but I try to walk away from it now.
If you then see a video with flying and screaming Ukes which attracts a lot of cynicism anyway it doesn't take long for things to kick off. I think if we were looking at videos of soft work and the poster is super humble and doesn't tell stories about breaking bones etc. with no videos of harder work to back it up, then it may not get so crazy and it can be enjoyed for what it is. We all understand it's not fighting, that doesn't need to be repeated but sometimes that is contradicted by cries of pain and facial gymnastics by the recipients of techniques.
Anyway, my 2c. No comment on this thread specifically, I haven't even read/watched it. It just appears to be what's going on here as I used to go down that rabbit hole but try and stop myself now. It seems to be bringing down an otherwise amazing internet resource which has been a refuge for me over many a tough year. I'm sure everybody posting here are great guys/girls but the written word on the internet is a tricky beast to say the least!
I'm not very skeptical towards Dan, I guess. I haven't met him but there are people who I respect as martial artists who say that he's the best martial artist they've ever met. So when he says something sucks I don't perceive the event as some nameless troll trying to get some attention.
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