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You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.
You can own a sword, display a sword or collect to sell swords. But the way of the samurai sword is only revealed to the user.
As there are opposites such as, positive and negative, yin and yang, war and peace. We should always strive to seek the art of peace.
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 be a platform for displaying the ego. Methods that do can lead one down a wrong path.
Those who only seek destruction within the martial arts are disconnected to themselves and all fragile life.
A martial artist should not be measured on their ability to hurt or destroy an enemy but how they can change aggression into the art of peace.
Be more attracted to the less aggressive side within the martial arts, control without destruction is the key.
Do not view martial arts as mere self-defence! You could miss out on so much more they offer.
Compassion is a powerful word. In it contains all of what is martial and what is art. Yet without the years in its study one may not come to understand its true meaning.