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Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
Martial Arts should not focus entirely on the destruction of an enemy but in ways it can strive to embrace the enemy.
Why do we study a lifetime of fighting within the martial arts? To seek a peaceful path to enlightenment.
The use of aggression for the martial artist is to cover up there anger and or fear. This contributes to their miss-understanding to truly know themselves.
Everyone seeks some form of appreciation. Strive to offer appreciation whenever possible and you will create a peaceful wake wherever you go.
Don’t be attracted only to powerful techniques within a martial art you do see, but more in the peaceful path of what you don’t see.
The enlightened martial artist sees no enemy but the one within.
If you study the martial arts with aggression and malice this will eventually bring you to view the world from a fearful place.
To train a life time acquiring skills of self-defence only to seek retribution in the destruction of others becomes a wasted journey; a path of self-destruction.