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Originally Posted by BoarSpear
1?) A Master of a fighting temple once told a young (and soon to be defeated with a stick) Miyamoto Musashi he could hear him coming from a great distance, so to speak.
2.)It is critical to be confident, it is stupid to be arrogant. You underestimate all the other "real" martial artists in the world and on this forum, you arent the only one, you know...
3!)And where did your teachers learn? Are you the only person these people pass thier skills on to? Then why are you the only one acting like a peacock?
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1)...Takuan Soho?
2) well said!
3)fuckin' A! give the man a cigar, he nailed that shit on the head.
I'm a year younger than this gong fu guy. I can't believe he didn't grow out of this "Ken & Ryu" shit long ago...but still...it's so romanticized in martial arts, it's kind of hard to seperate from the whole "Best fighter" b.s.
Nobody is the best. People just get good, and have their days, but when all is said and done, nobody can play king of the hill forever.