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Originally posted by Paula Lydon
...Will all the current martial arts morph into one global art by, say, the year 2050 (give or take)? What do you think? 
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Of course there will always be cross-training by individuals in several martial arts. However there will always be a place for the distinctive traditional art.
Look at it this way. Since the idea of a ground meat patty came from Russia, the concept of a hamburger has become distinctly western. Individuals and corporations have spent billion$ into trying to make the hamburger their own. Do you think this will all end by about 2050? The Whopper, Slider and Big Mac will no longer exist and everyone will end up eating a generic tofu burger with whole grain fillings? I think not.
Too many people and organizations have a reason to keep the status quo. They have both an economic and emotional stake in maintaining their particular martial arts tradition or
Brand Name Burger. It appears to me that the traditions of both Mickey D's (McDonald's) and Martial Arts (including Aikido) will be around for a long time.
