FMA IS DYING!!!
Now the question is what are we doing about it? At the core of the FMA philosophy is being efficient. And that's what we need to do.
performing or functioning in the best possiblemanner with the least waste of time andeffort; having and using requisite knowledge,skill, and industry; competent; capable:
We as a sport, fighting style, culture has (in my opinion) forgotten that. Let me ask you this?
Are the competitors only one sacrificing? Yes there is no doubt in order to achieve greatness, it requires a great amount of scarcities. Unless your last name is Gates, Jobs or Walmart, the requirements are great. But it's not just the fighter sacrificing. It's the fighter's family. If you are a fighter of any age, training cost money. Money tha t could go towards rent, mortgage, even leisure activities such as going to the movies. The fighter's family has to sacrifice a lot too for their loved one achieve greatness. Either paying tuition, all those coupon cutting and overtime working just to make ends meet. The after all those training , all those hours of working an extra shift just to afford this obsession we call ESKRIMA. The day of the tournament is your family's day too. So why is it that after all that, now they have to PAY to watch you compete and pay extra to record their matches? It is IMHO that is double dipping. Well the upcoming GSBA USA Western Regional tournament, spectators are FREE. That's right free!!! You as parents no longer had to choose who gets to watch little Debbie fight boys twice her size. Now you can invite your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate to the tournament and it's FREE. Family's have sacrificed enough don't you think it's time they get to enjoy the fruits of ther hard work?
By making it free for spectators, we will attract more people to the event, the more people the more likelyhood of someone saying, "Hey, I'm crazy enough to try thay." Which will grow the industry.
