[grimcity]

A new page entry has been added:

Skateboarding, a Martial Art?

Skateboarding, beyond simply being an activity that we all love to take part in, is an abstraction

[chucktaylors369]

wow they made some good comparisons in there

[grimcity]

Thanks, chuck.

[Airblaster]

Wow, great article, I read it all.

I don't think we are supposed to have rants or compliments in here, are we?

[grimcity]

Originally Posted by Airblaster

I don't think we are supposed to have rants or compliments in here, are we?

I think it's cool as long as it's constructive, Airblaster.

[Zeker182]

that actually made sense

now i have a completely different look on skateboarding



Wow

good job

[zero sk8er247]

nice comparison. i go to tae kwon doe and need 4 more belts till black belt. and im a street skater. yet, tae kwon doe helps u in street. doesnt help u in vert. i even landed a trick i made up ixing karate with skateboarding. you do a back kick while ollieing, and hit the side of the concave like a kickflip,and the board does a varial/360 flip/pop shuv/360 shuv

[coreyhuck]

Dat was deep man.

[jackson the jackass]

that was fun to read

[nocomplyimpossible]

ive been doing martial arts all my life, i reached first dan blackbelt in jujitsu by the age of 9, and ive got to say, that was the most ridiculous load of bullshit ive seen in a long while, no offense, i like how you're tryin to make comparrisons, but that was total cack. trust somebody who knows...

[HaGGs]

very fun to read!

[grimcity]

Originally Posted by nocomplyimpossible

ive been doing martial arts all my life, i reached first dan blackbelt in jujitsu by the age of 9, and ive got to say, that was the most ridiculous load of bullshit ive seen in a long while, no offense, i like how you're tryin to make comparrisons, but that was total cack. trust somebody who knows...

By all means, feel free to demonstrate where my metaphor fails.

ps
I have a competitive background spanning over 10 years in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do.

[Daltonmc]

Very, Very, interesting comparison indeed.

[Go Wida Flow]

I never thought about it that way..... cool!

[nocomplyimpossible]

Originally Posted by grimcity

By all means, feel free to demonstrate where my metaphor fails.

ps
I have a competitive background spanning over 10 years in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do.

might i add that they are two martial arts based on point scoring tip-tap ***** try brazilian jujitsu, or in fact any martial art which is effective outside of a controlled enviroment. and your metaphor fails as soon as it starts comparing skateboarding to martial arts. look at the title of the thread, ''skateboarding, a martial art?'' can you be serious? martial arts are for learning to defend yourself, they wernt made for competing, they were made for applying the skills in fight situations, and over the years all this competition bullshit has started. i can see the comparissons you are making, but to be honest i think its totally ridiculous that you can consider riding a board with wheels a martial art. *prepares for flaming off n00bs*

[grimcity]

I'm not going to flame you, I'll just inform you that you missed the part of the article that says that my favorite metaphor for skateboarding is the practice of martial arts. As a metaphor, the comparisons stand as illustrated.

If you seriously think that the article was written to somehow come to the conclusion that skateboarding in and of itself is some form of fighting, then the problem is your reading comprehension, and the concept of metaphor.

[nocomplyimpossible]

ah i see, sorry my mistake

[grimcity]

It's all good, homie... cheers.

[Ghost]

thats a good article and its all true.

[kr3w___]

howd u think of this?

[grimcity]

Originally Posted by kr3w___

howd u think of this?

Way too much coffee...

[kIkflipin]

well for me, skateboarding is a lifestyle, its who i am. and u are right some one may think that skateboarding is just a type of sport. u know, just something to do when yer bord or with frends.