What country requires to learn martial arts?

Answer 1

At the top of my head, the countries that come to mind, in order of importance given to unarmed combat skills; 1) Israel; if you do not study Krav Maga, you do not graduate from an Israeli High School. Usually by the time their term of service in the army is over at least, most Israelis, men and women, will hold a black belt in Krav Maga. Sorry for injecting personal opinion here but, just learn Judo and Boxing, its the same stuff. Judo + Boxing with all the foul shots = Krav Maga. Because there is so much Judo in Krav Maga, Judo is very popular in Israel, so popular that occassionally the country produces gold medalists. 2) China, for all intents and purposes Kung Fu is "P.E." over there. 3) Korea, largely the same reason, especially in the South; because of threats from the North, and in need of a well trained and disciplined military, Tae Kwan Do is required learning, so that young men specially, will already have a sense of discipline by the time they get inducted into the South Korean army. The only way to avoid military service in Korea, is by going to college, and getting as far as a doctorate degree. No, sorry, its not like Vietnam War era America were a Bachelor's was enough; in Korea you need to go for an actual doctorate to avoid the military draft. In other words almost no one escapes it. If you are a native born Korean, male, and over 25, chances are you were in the army. Those are the only three I know of at the top of my head that I know REQUIRE, as you asked, that you learn martial arts. The country that enjoys the greatest financial and government support though, is Korea. If you are good at Tae Kwan Do by the very high Korean standards, you can just do Tae Kwan Do all day, and never worry about food, water, utility bills, or even housing or transportation. In Korea, Tae Kwan Do people are spoiled, the government gives them everything. It would sure be nice, to just be able to do Martial Arts all day long while having someone taking care of you, BUT, with a clear conscience, and knowing that you have freedom, knowing you are not a prisoner. The Shaolin monks? Oh sure, China gives them money, but its not a whole lot; whereas Tae Kwan Do experts in Korea enjoy massage, hookers (probably), state of the art equipment, being able to move to and fro around the country as they please, in China, shaolin monks are virtual prisoners of the state, they are basically state property, they do not enjoy the priveleged status south Korean Tae Kwan Do experts enjoy. In fact, in China, the word "privelege" and "Shaolin Monk" are rarely used in the same sentence. Not even the most senior abbots enjoy comfortable residences; that privelege goes to the head coaches of the Beijing Wushu institute, who, like South Korean Tae Kwan Do people, are all spoiled rotten. I respect the modern Shaolin; their training facilities are crappy, run down, very bare bones, and dirt poor. The way proper martial arts training facilities should be! I don't believe in "state of the art" crap. It should be bare bones and harsh, Rocky IV style! Why do you think Russians smack the crap out of American boxers? American boxers are pretty spoiled anymore; no one trains in run down gyms. Boxing coach I briefly trained under once told me "glossy gyms, do not make good fighters." [[User:67.148.120.72|67.148.120.72]]stardingo747