Bushido: Way of Total Bullshit
Related but at a tangent - after a lifetime of interest in karate I came to realise that most of the stuff taught at karate is not practical.<p>Katas and karate punches and kicks - most of this better thought of more as dancing or ceremonial. A bit like Tai Chi - except that Tai Chi claims no real world martial value.<p>The myth remains however of karate being great self defence training.<p>Our local karate club is packed with ever more kids going every week to learn pointless moves, with parents thinking the kids are learning to defend themselves.