“I listen to a variety of martial arts podcasts. Unlike others, Whistlekick is openly hostile to what it calls “sport martial arts” (SMA) and grappling arts in favor of “traditional martial arts” (TMA) like Karate or Tae Kwon Do. In reality, so-called TMA’s, in their current iterations, are often decades to under a century old with proud sport aspects and indeed post-date many grappling arts or striking arts too sport-like for the host. The host portrays so-called TMA’s as “no-rule” as though its students weren’t often befuddled by restrictions and enjoyed eye-gouging, throat & groin-pulling melees. Finally, the host somehow brags about both preventing the dilution of TMA’s and himself never having been in a fight. Such odd priorities make such a broadcast cautionary listening for those pursuing self-defense and combat training”
Martial Arts Student via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/18