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I think this is a really important article. Thank you! 🙏 It resonates strongly with what I’ve observed, especially when I look at how many Aikido dojos we had in Germany during the 80s and 90s compared to today. And I’m sure it’s a similar story for Karate and other traditional arts in most countries.

When I hear people say they don't have time for a regular commitment, that showing up once, let alone twice, a week at a fixed time is too much, I really wonder where this will leave the martial arts in a few decades.

I do hope there might eventually be a revival, once people realize that in an increasingly chaotic world, having something steady - something that connects them deeply to their body and to a tradition - is exactly what they need to feel grounded.

But seeing how Yoga adapted into a "hop-on, hop-off" class model, I’m unsure how that revival could happen, or whether traditional martial arts can resist that same consumer-driven trend. Still, I believe it’s worth trying to keep the flame alive.

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