Alan Pittman podcast
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:36 am
Well, I thought I might have been at risk of being controversial in my podcast, but it was nothing compared to one of Ken's old guests.
Have a listen to Alan Pittman after the 45-minute mark. Hold onto your hats!
http://internalfightingarts.audello.com ... n-pittman/
He veered in and out of things I agree with and disagree with during this podcast, but I think he's right about the dumbing down of martial arts that began with the Kou Shu Nationalists generation (then made worse by the Communists). The problem is that 99% of all Chinese martial artists in the West - which presumably means most of the people on this forum were taught by teachers in these lineages, so it's not going to be a popular opinion, for obvious reasons.
Discuss
Have a listen to Alan Pittman after the 45-minute mark. Hold onto your hats!
http://internalfightingarts.audello.com ... n-pittman/
He veered in and out of things I agree with and disagree with during this podcast, but I think he's right about the dumbing down of martial arts that began with the Kou Shu Nationalists generation (then made worse by the Communists). The problem is that 99% of all Chinese martial artists in the West - which presumably means most of the people on this forum were taught by teachers in these lineages, so it's not going to be a popular opinion, for obvious reasons.
Discuss