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From: Christopher
Date: 09 Nov 2007
Time: 17:50:56 -0500
Remote Name: 67.149.228.42
I see what you mean about today's karateka and the training not being as intense, but really, who's fault is that? I believe that somewhere along the line, many teachers in the U.S. made the choice to make karate a business and cater to the "customer". Standards dropped, competition became focal, and the whole thing eroded from there. And they did it because it was a fast buck and an easy one at that. Don't blame sincere and impressionable students for being taught wrong. Teachers, American & Okinawan, and their big organisations have contributed to this situation for decades.