The place of religion in society? lets not go there because we'll never get to an agreement...
Presently,like youre saying,relgion is probably''limiting'' martial arts..But then again,most martial arts evolved from religions didnt they?
for example,why are muay thai practionners doing all thoses fancy movements before a fight?its part of their culture and religion..youre free to beleive in what you want and absorb what you think is right for you.
i,myself do not beleive in religions..why? because i dont think i should follow something someone decided to write in a book 2000 more or less years ago to guide my life..and most of us dont get to chose our religions(or decide to have none) at birth,which is wrong...
I tolerate religion and accept it as a big part of history.. but i beleive adepts of any religions should keep it where it belongs..to themselves
if religion were to detach completly from martial arts i wouldnt considere it a bad thing..then would it damage the art? would not praying buddha and not dancing around wearing a sacred headband affect your performance?..depends if you really beleive in it..then it might maybe?
what youre considering ''religion'' in most martial arts is more of ''traditional culture'' which is part of the history of the art..
My friend trains in white crane kung fu for 3 years now and when i asked him why the hell youre practicing holding a sword when youre not never gonna fight with it..he told me that it was just pure tradition and he just felt like mastering it to understand more deeply the art...was his choice to do so..so is yours to reject the all the ''mumbo-jumbo''and concentrate on the more concrete aspect of the discipline.
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