[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by s_morrison57

Hi
I have a totally different take on this , congrats to Dan - not for the black belt but for sticking with something and following it to the end , rare for someone your age. I'm just wondering if the effort needed to get this belt could have been used for something more positive than being able to kick the crap outa 99% of the population. Self defence you say - I'm over 50 and have worked in 21 diff. countries, in some really bad places and never felt I needed the ability to defend myself, mind you I'm big so my size is a deterent but this type of training is for aggression . I took boxing and Karate when I was 13-15 , not for the work out or to learn the skill but so I cou;d defend myself and hurt people when I was playing hockey, thats the only reason I wanted those skills and its my worthless opion that the reason most people learn these skills is to be aggressive. The people who learn these skills are chicks, wimps or guys who want the ability to " rip your face off any time I want ". So how does this work in the RW (real world), maybe so your tough enough to hold your job as door man/bouncer at a raunchy drinking establishment? Hey the Angels are always looking for tough guys so they can TCOB, and when you end up in jail nobody will have sex with you unless you want it.
Sorry for the twisted rant , congrats Dan for following through, Mom, Dad, I'm sure your proud knowing your son has the ability to hurt people, I sure hope your still not breeding. Stay south of the 49th.

Although I'm not an expert, I think there is far more to martial arts than fighting and absolutely nothing remotely similar to your vivid rant.