Dude,
I'll be blunt. People with real lives do not have time to stand outside a dojo for a year. In some old (by definition) kobudo styles, the student was awarded kaiden in well under a year, in some cases. No, total "mastery" had not been obtained, but the student knew all the movements, and could practice them to complete mastery while he went about his life.
What is traditional is this: being willing to kill or die for a cause. This attitude has been around for thousands of years, and (looking around at TFL and my friends in general) I don't see it dying anytime soon. In any generation, there are those who say, and those who do. Let us not confuse some romantic ideal with real life, in the past or present.
I humbly suggest you check out www.e-budo.com, where the spirit you speak of is alive and well.
Peace.
I'll be blunt. People with real lives do not have time to stand outside a dojo for a year. In some old (by definition) kobudo styles, the student was awarded kaiden in well under a year, in some cases. No, total "mastery" had not been obtained, but the student knew all the movements, and could practice them to complete mastery while he went about his life.
What is traditional is this: being willing to kill or die for a cause. This attitude has been around for thousands of years, and (looking around at TFL and my friends in general) I don't see it dying anytime soon. In any generation, there are those who say, and those who do. Let us not confuse some romantic ideal with real life, in the past or present.
I humbly suggest you check out www.e-budo.com, where the spirit you speak of is alive and well.
Peace.