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"Traditional": back to basics and search for authenticity

Lovers of martial arts and combat sports enthusiasts of all kinds, whether curious, readers of specialized magazines or occasional or occasional visitors, are confronted with a plethora a plethora of styles, variants and schools, whose subtle subtle differences, if they exist at all, are maintained in a quasi-esoteric mystery of Japanese-sounding terms, most of which are derived the fertile imagination of their authors. of their authors.

Not so long ago, many people were happy to see such diversification diversification as a source of wealth. But now, we're on the verge of a form of saturation, a headlong rush often for commercial or advertising reasons, moving ever further from the essential.


"Drawing water from the stream“
”Finding the Source"

And this means the most “saleable” discourse suddenly becomes that of the back to basics and the quest for authenticity. authenticity. Although the principle is very laudable laudable, a new trap replaces the old one, when the term “tradition” is overused without being based

One of our forums is dedicated to this problem, which has been prompted by questions from our members, but also from visitors to our site.

And what do you think?

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