What do you think the future of martial arts in America looks like?
831255
It will probably look alot like Sumo Wrestling.
587783
What will happen in the future is anyone's guess. My guess is there will be a lot of panic, much like there was back in 1999.
681957
Pumping out kids like they are doing now, joining forces with Mexicans to take over America. (oh wait!) that's what they are doing now!)So I'll answer your next question about America in the year 2016, We will also have to learn Chinese, besides Spanish. So when we call our banks, etc we will have to listen to press 1 for Spanish, 2 for Chinese, 3 for Korean, 4 for all Americans! etc!!!
608307
I think it should--a lot of people are really into martial arts.  :)
647714
good statement! \nlearn from history: every "strongest nation" went down and was replaced from others. before that, nobody expect that this could ever be happend.\n\nin the past by fighting and losing regular wars. the winner in the end becomes the new superpower.\n\nin the future i think there will be more asymetric (?) battles. a strong military on one side, terrorists, para´s, freedomfighters, fanatics (you name it - mostly a point of view) on the other.\n\ntherefore: \ni´m afraid that 9/11 was not the last attack.\nand i´m angry about that. and fear more.
331048
eye eye\n\nMcDonalds will be replaced by taco bells\n\nthe IRS will be going into overdrive\n\nEnglish will be a second language\n\nThe most popular name in America will be MAria and Jose\n\nAnd WHITE PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE MINORITY QUOTA!!!\n\nall the while, black people will still be hated (we can NEVER win) and I'm not pulling the race card, just the Mexian president has said some pretty nasty things about my homies.
176291
http://www.nemackarate.org/USA_Goju_Ryu.htm\n\nIs this it?
295408
Dont worry. As this world industrialzes and modernizes further the cultures that value education and knowlege will prosper. Those that do not will falter. Keep in mind we are on the cusp of two important revolutions; information sharing and energy. America and other developed countries have a lot to gain by improving the way people communicate and how we heat our houses, power our cars and travel around the world. We have only just begun to use science to improve our world. The things we will do in the future will make todays technology seem like the dark ages. So, dont be so fearful of the future. We have only just begun.
623593
People have been fighting since before there was language to describe it.  Various styles are attributed to various places but there is a lot of interconnection.\n\nLegend has it that there was a secret band of monks living in Northern India that perfected a system of fighting hundreds and hundreds of years ago.  Nobody really knows just how old.  With the spread of Buddhism and other related religions, these monks started travelling.\n\nThey travelled throughout Asia and kept up their secret martial arts.  The secret got out though and soon many people were practicing martial arts with their own little additions and subtractions.\n\nChina developped Kung Fu.  Korea developped Tae Kwon Do.  Japan developped Karate and a whole number of other disciplines.  Today there are hundreds of styles that mix and match from many different traditions.
770408
What happened to America....good question...\nI don't know if America will ever be what it once was....however, for it to try it has to face certain challenges in the 21st century.\nEssentially, America's greatest challenge is simple - itself. You. The person who throws around political terms such as ‘secular progressives’, ‘neo cons’, ‘libs’…all of these are detrimental to the greater good of Americans. The only way America can be hurt is by hurting itself, which it is currently doing in the mid-east...and has on a global scale since the Vietnam war. The hypocrisy of American politics is directly responsible for any misfortune that happens to the USA. Whether it be arming Saddam in the Iran-Iraq war, or the disasters of South American foreign policy/current problems with Chavez/socialism, giving North Korea technology in the 90s...Iran...\nall of these countries pose as a 'threat' to the American ideal because of reactionary politics towards the US . America's biggest enemy is it's 'pimp and hoe' foreign policy; it is it's media that does not show true violent images of Iraq, in an attempt to keep its people unaware of the reality of war. It's in the illusion that the most powerful superpower the world has ever seen is indeed that powerful - when domestically almost 1/6 of Americans cannot afford healthcare and live on the poverty line. It's in the illusion of divisive politics - wherein pundits debate not for the betterment of their country, but for their own agendas/egos. It's in the hypocrisy of embargoing Cuba, but trading with Communist China at a rate unprecedented in both countries histories. It's in the sensationalist entertainers that grace TV and movie screens everywhere to distract and condition it's public into thinking that we will all be movie stars, NBA players, pop stars....'Idols'...instead of having the public form a legitimate culture and become educated (not just in schools)\nAmerica's greatest challenge is confronting its own ugly underbelly in both politics/foreign policy and contemporary culture...then, and only then can America improve it's image globally, and develop its infrastructure in which all truly still have an opportunity to live comfortably - not just the elite. That, my friends, is America's greatest challenge. Not Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Liberals, Conservatives...\nAmerica needs to confront both the greatness of its history and its ugliness. America is the greatest melting pot in the world, which, in history, has prided itself on the tolerance of other peoples. Today, xenophobia is rampant, and pundits speak, not for their country, but their own beliefs. \nAmerica needs an Age of Reason, not religion. And then, and only then, will it be able to confront the challenges it faces in the 21st century.
592360
I think China will do exactly as it's told by the West or their economy will not grow.\n\nThere's a Disney Land in China 4 heavens sake!
104796
probably.  most industrialized countries are heading this way, and there have been state initiatives (like in alaska) to legalize it.
1152579
In the US here's the top job prospects for the future in my humble opinion.  \n\nHealth Care, especially Registered Nurses -   Americans are aging and the use of Health Care facilities and services are increasing as a result.  \n\nCollections - The debt load of Americans has increased over the last few years and as Interest rates rise there will be more and more accounts entering into the Collections phase.  \n\nSocial Workers, especially in the Mental Health field - As the problems noted above increase, people are going to get more stressed out and seek the use of Counselors and Therapists.  \n\nHome Contractors / Construction - More and more Americans will be building an addition on to their homes to care for their aging parents.  It's cheaper than a Nursing Home and allows a relative to ensure care is being provided in the standard that they wish.  In addition, if there is a move to remove illegal workers from the US it will also add to the need for qualified individuals to practice in this field.
1122310
I think that you have to look at each fighter because there are still alot of great fighters who work very hard and live honest lives away from boxing. Like every sport or like every industry, usually the worst people in it get the most publicity and the ones who are just getting on with their job don't get the same mention. Personally, I feel that the continued growth inpopularity of mixed martial arts means that boxing will eventually become a side show to mixed martial arts because of the superior training techniques, fitness and skill the mixed martial arts fighters have over boxers. Might take 20 years but......
1115896
-More liberal, morals will become exceedingily less.\n-I would say, yes new inventions, medicines and diseases are much, much less.\n-Maybe an unexpected country, like...Indonesia!\nThe world will be generally worse, crimes will be higher, but technology will be great. English will be a little less popular and maybe Indonesian or...Arabic language will be global! A third World War has already happened, and the world is going to experience a fourth one. US won't be rich anymore, and is not from the developed countries.
269722
Just another step closer to a Police State in America. Martial Law is inevitable.
379511
I think we're potentially heading in that direction.  I don't believe the US will be totalitarian communist, but economic socialists like the French.  France is basically a Marxist nation in terms of its economic policy.  I already see the US trending in this direction.  When did healthcare become an entitlement?\n\nI suppose I'd probably move to Australia.