Sunday, October 31, 2010

Competition


Ahhh, Competition. A topic that can be debated for hours, days, months, years. (^^)
競技、何時間、何日、何ヶ月、何年も答弁できる課題である。
Does it nurture mutual respect? Yes and No
お互いの尊重を養う?イェスとノー
Does it develop self control? Yes and No
自己コントロールを養う?イェスとノー
Does it nurture mental development? Yes and No
精神面の発達を養う?イェスとノー
Does it teach core values? Yes and No
基本的道徳を教える?イエスとノー
So on and so on. In Japanese we say Sanpi Yooron, literally  Yeas and Nays.
など等。日本語では賛否様論と言う。イェスとノー
     Tony Sensei and I have competed. Tony longer than I have. I have seen the best and the worst in competition. I have concluded that it all hinges on the instructor and parents. Whether competition is good or bad is affected the non-competitor. Interesting.
トニー先生と自分は試合経験がある、トニー先生は自分より長く。その間競技の良い所と悪い所を見てきた。結論を言えばそれは指導者と親の掛かっている。協議が選手でないものによって良し悪しが決まるのは興味深い。
Ooops Looks like the embeddeing isn't working again. Here's the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTTUBDx_28

A example of the dark side of competition. What does this teach the child?
I feel that competition can be healthy for a child or adult as well. If approached and guided correctly.
Participation should not be based on any one's ego. But then how do you compete without an ego?
Then we have to grapple with the idea that Budo is to stop conflict. Remember the Kanji? To Stop Two Halberds. Doesn't competition promote conflict? (**:) Hmmm. Muzukashii desu ne.  If we teach karate and we say "We use it only as a last resort. It is not to be used frivolously." How do we explain competition?
競技の悪い面。これは子供に何を教えるのだろうか?
自分は協議は子供と大人には健全で居れらるとおもう。きちんと指導をすれば。
参加は誰のエゴでするものではない。しかしエゴ無しで競技ができるのだろうか?
その上、武道の本来の意味「戦いを止める」との関連を考え無ければならない。
競技は戦いを前提にするのでは?難しいですね。空手をしどうし、その中で「空手は最後の手段として使う、むやみに使っては駄目です」などと教えた場合競技をどう説明するべきだろうか?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ge9CuM1YkE
A even worse example (there is more to what you see, however......(**;)
これはもっと酷い例。(見た部分よるももっとあるが。。しかし)
***Warning*** Taking parts of a video sometimes do not tell the whole story, we often react only to what we have access to. Never the less, as a referee and a high ranking Sensei, this type of incident should never take place. Fufu. Videos remind me of my days in the Army Psychological Affairs Unit. One of our tasks was to come up with ideas on how to brainwash the "enemy". One of the things we learned was how to edit or clip a photo to tell a completely different story from the actual incident. So as in the above video we do not see the entire story and what led up to the incident. But, as earlier stated, the Sensei should not have taken such action.
注意!ビデオの一部だけでは全体の話が見えないそして見える部分でけで反応する。しかしながら、審判、高段者としてこのような行動は起きるべきではない。昔軍隊で心理作戦部隊にいたいときをおもいだす。そこでいかに写真を編集してむるっきり事実無根の話を作るかを教わった。
上記ビデオも同じように話の全部は見れない、しかし前にも書いた用に先生たる者が取る行動ではない。

Finally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36OpchdG6w

2 comments:

  1. At first I was shocked by the father's actions, then I saw the Sensei's action..makes me think, that I should be more "aware" of the non-fighters in the dojo, durning kumite class...never know who is IN THE MIX...

    Never considered the edit of the film clip, to incite or sway the audience ...think I have been taken a few times on this myself....

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  2. Thinking that the answers to the questions change, on who's dojo you enter....I have found myself in both...Happy to say most dojos make me feel like my family is there...in which the answers are YES and I improve in my karate.

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