Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Quantifying and awarding art

Art dissected.

There are awards like "best martial arts school in richmond bc" which befuddle me.  How do people determine which art is best, as art in its very nature can only be evaluated on an individual basis?

For example, this huge martial arts school in richmond that everyone is so excited about.  For some people, they would go to a martial arts school for fitness.  ie "to get in great shape"

While others would go to learn self defense.

So, how can it be awarded the best dojo in richmond, if Dojo itself is not defined or quantified?

For example, this dojo seems to be the only martial arts school with a library - so they clearly focus on mental development and empowerment - but that only makes them better if that is what the observer, that is, the person experiencing the art desires!

So, is there, by that logic, a definition of the world's best evaluator of martial arts?  Is their opinion used to ascertain how awesome the martial art is?  The dojo?  The instructors?

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