You may think I am having a little fun with you, but there is a dark underbelly to all this. When the government decides to take over a business, you see, it tends to destroy, corrupt and confound that business. And I am talking any government, and any business.
Kung Fu, to name one example, been around for thousands of years, has been spreading long life, health, good physical conditioning, and some of the best darned self-defense imaginable. Then along came Chairman Mao, and Kung Fu was put to the torch. The method utilized for the destruction of the one of the greatest arts the world has ever known was called The Cultural Revolution.
Chairman Mao, during the Cultural Revolution, decided to cure society of elements that were harmful to society. Thus, people were carted off, never to return, to the tune of 70,000,000 strong. If you were quick of intellect, had any talent, or stood above in any manner, you were murdered.
If you were a school teacher, wore glasses, or had written a book, you were dead. If you spoke against communism or played the violin, you were dead. If you knew Kung Fu, you were dead.
Once the Revolution was over, the country began to remake itself in the image of Chairman Mao. Funny thing, as China tried to catch up with a world still cursed by talent and intelligence, it discovered that people would pay good money for this thing called Kung Fu. Unfortunately, Kung Fu was dead and buried.
So, what does a government do when it has murdered an entire art, and then found that it needs it? Simple, you tell a few coaches to make up some Kung Fu. So they gathered a bunch of coaches, the ones who hadn't known enough Kung Fu to be murdered during the revolution, read any manuals that survived the book burnings, and made up some Kung Fu!
And they were intent on making sure that the Kung Fu didn't have anything harmful in it. You don't want people able to actually the thing for self defense. Heck, you don't want them having a real Great Revolution! - 31491
About the Author:
Al Case has practiced martial arts for 40+ years. He has written hundreds of articles and had his own column in Inside Karate. He has developed the science of Matrixing, which enables an artist to de-corrupt his art and return it to original workability. You can get a free ebook about his method at Monster Martial Arts.
