[disgruntled]

the russian sambo discussion got me thinking....

how much should a instructor change the MA they teach to match the demands of the time?

the example on the other thread was should you stay true to the teaching of a combat MA that teaches you to slit the throat of the enemy, or teach the SD without the brutality because it is not needed in present day north american.

but this could extend beyond that.

i know if Bruce Lee were here he would say that MAs must evolve and we should develop them not constrain them by history.

but by doing that there is some danger in loosing the history of the MA and the original practice

is there a way to balance this?