*sigh* reading a lot of the comments on that video reminds me why I never frequent martial arts boards -- because they're full of idiots. But different from most other online communities, they're testosterone pumped aggressive idiots.Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
To make a long story short, it went something like this...
Person A> "Didn't Yip Man defeat a boxer?"
Me> "Nope."
Person B> "Yes he did."
Me> "Show me your evidence."
Person B> "I like trees."
Me> "Good for you. Evidence?"
Person B> "That was a joke, duh."
Me> "Okay. Here are 5 independent sources, none of which state that Yip Man ever fought a Western boxer. Evidence?"
Person B> "I know, damn it. That's why I didn't give any evidence."
I'm tempted to reply with, "So you knowingly lied?"... but I've had enough of engaging with this dimwit. This is like saying, "The Earth is flat," and when someone else says, "prove it," I just say, "I know it's round, that's why I never gave any evidence, duh!"
And martial arts forums are often full of people like this or worse (much worse). I don't know which one I find more frightening, the fact that stupid people like this exist, or the fact that stupid like this exist and are being trained in martial arts.
One of my bug bear with many martial arts schools is how they don't seem to care about screening their students and either rejecting or modifying the teaching of students who demonstrate an aggressive or even violent aptitude. When you teach someone a martial art you're effectively weaponising their body. You better be damn sure that you're not weaponising the wrong kind of person. #moralresponsibility
Megatron: "You're either lying or you're stupid!"
Starscream: "I'm stupid, I'm stupid!"
(Triple Takeover)
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