ThizzleManiac said:
this is great for the ufc but if i was dana white i wouldnt make deals with communist countries...i work at wal mart but i sure as hell wouldnt be if it wasnt the only job i could get
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I don't think Dana White's interest is in the politics of a country. As long as it's marketable, he'll bring the UFC there.
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celticwarrior said:
Im in china at the moment. Gotta check if i got this tv station. Sucks their not showing 100 do looks like its the net for that
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working or visiting? Do you have any impression of what the state of traditional martial arts or MMA are in China? I'm really curious. thx.
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Work for the next 5 weeks. My company opening an office here and im here to help with hiring and training.
From my time here so far Martial arts does not seem to be very big here. This is just from a few people I have spoke to but they told me that martial arts in general are not that popular and none of them even knew what mma was - I was actually hoping there would be some classes I could take because I just started MMA back home about 2 months ago and thought it would be a great experience. I am sure that there are lots of people that do practice martial arts but in general its numbers are quite low when compared to the numbers in other sports (soccer and basketball are the most popular) and the population in general.
This is from the few people I have spoken to (Mainly IT people) but I will keep asking and will let you know if I find anyone with knowledge or opinions about it
I worked in Japan some years ago (just as Pankrase was starting up actually 1992--1994), and most high schools would offer some form of martial arts training or other. Our school had Kendo & Judo if I remember correctly. By the time students finish Junior & Senior high school (that's 6 years of study), they graduate with black belts in their disciplines. That's not to say they are masters of their craft by any stretch, as the quality of training varies a great deal from school to school.
But, it gives a different impression of the generally peaceful, sociable, friendly Japanese - how many of them could kick your *** if it were to come to that?
friendliest drunks I've ever met, akshully.
At any rate, I had wondered if Chinese martial arts had the same kind of institutional presence, but it really doesn't sound like it.
beyondamazing said:
China really does pick and choose what it will and will not except for it's citizens.
I don't get what their line is.
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They're controlling public opinion.
They don't want over a billion people to turn on them.
