The truth about Nintendo

[Zod95]

Viper1 said:

Zod95 said:

Viper1 said:

Zod95 said:

 And I did so because they comprise fighters with real techniques and real moves. You can actually learn a lot about martial arts playing those games (in a way that you can't on books or videos, because on videogames you do it yourself and you apply each move when you feel the need to do so).

On behalf of all of us that have studied a real martial art, we're going to have to ask you to stop.

I've also studied a real martial art, so speak for yourself.

 

Viper1 said:
No doubt inspirations are there.  EVen fully motion capped at times.  Namco's motion capture of Marcelo Pereira for Eddy Gordo's character in Tekken 3 was jaw dropping.  But you can't 'learn' the martial art of capoeira simply through imitation of moves.  I'm almost shocked he even insinuated that you could.  But then I read some of the first post again and now I'm not shocked anymore.

I didn't say one could learn a martial art by playing videogames. I said one could learn a lot about martial arts by doing so.

I guess it's not the first time you misread things, then "enter in shock" and then it's facepalm moment.

Oh..."about".  Perhaps you didn't read your own post.

You can actually learn a lot about martial arts playing those games....because on videogames you do it yourself and you apply each move when you feel the need to do so

That reads far more like you are saying you learn the art...not just learn about the art.  Learning about the art is history, purpose, associations of mind and body, etc...  Learning when to do the "moves" isn't learning about the art.   As someone who claims to have studied an art, you should know this.

I disagree. That is also learning about the art.

"To learn about" may refer to anything that is related to knowledge, regardless whether it can be applied or not.

"To learn" something (in this case a martial art) has a narrower meaning. It means that your mind and your body learn how to apply moves, perform katas and use the technique on fights.

And yet I would say you can learn on videogames something useful (to apply) about martial arts that you can't on books and maybe that would be even hard to learn practicing the martial art on real-life. Would this tiny piece of knowledge be enough to learn the martial art? Not at all. But it is already something on top of your already existing knowledge. I think the problem is that you took this as black & white and it isn't.