My utter disdain for traditional martial arts grows by leaps & bounds...

**Jazz.w92** · Posted On: 4/25/2011 5:59pm

We are people watching her technique with knowledge of what it should look like. Also her dad is hardly an unbiased adjudicator...Age isn't the main issue here, it's lack of skill. But y'know whatever, the only real cause of concern I guess is that she's being allowed to teach other kids (in what are presumably paid lessons).

And wtf is exactly what I think about that too..

@Omega: yeah you're right, it's not her fault. I'm going into my 38th hour with zero sleep so I'm probably being a bit harsh...

**Vorpal** · Posted On: 4/25/2011 8:29pm

At least she is not a fat, undisciplined, video game watching, unattended future wastoid like many of her peers. She's in a gym, getting exercise and learning to love martial arts. Eventually she will stumble onto Bullshido when she's 18, find out krotty sucks and end up training No Gi and MT. Relax people.

**core1065** · Posted On: 4/25/2011 9:59pm

ARGGG!!!!!!! WHY DID YOU RUIN MY DAY WITH THIS!!!! "It takes a long time to get a black belt" - Samantha, is that like 6 months to a year for her?

You make a great point Vorpal.

**JiuJitsuJoe** · Posted On: 4/26/2011 2:28am

1. Invite to throwdown
2. Double leg takedown
3. Mount
4. GnP

Where's your 4 BBs now little girl.

**The Deliverator** · Posted On: 4/26/2011 2:45am

You can't blame the girl, you have to blame the people that are teaching her to train that way - I'd bet a good chunk of change that she was awarded the belts purely on the merits of memorizing and then "performing" a lot of katas. And on the subject of effective training, I'd also bet that all the girls that train at the boxing gym I go could mercilessly beat the ever-loving piss out of her and probably not even take a shot from her while doing it. Why? Beacause they train all the time on mitts, live punch defense drills, heavy bags, and live sparring.

**ProfessorChaos** · Posted On: 4/26/2011 3:24am

Originally Posted by JiuJitsuJoe

1. Invite to throwdown
2. Double leg takedown
3. Mount
4. GnP

Where's your 4 BBs now little girl.

Ummm....

Child abuse FTW?

**Grey Owl** · Posted On: 4/26/2011 5:09am

Four black belts at age ten! How could she possibly have had time to have done all the necessary training AND go to school?

**Jim_Jude** · Posted On: 4/26/2011 5:37am

Originally Posted by Cullion

Shorin ryu has katas with similar names to the Shotokan kata I was taught. Goju is different. I don't know if the Shorin kata are actually the same as the shotokan ones because I've never studied Shorin ryu,

The kata are a good bit similar, just performed differently (rhythm, etc).

*edit: sorry, already addressed by Odacon