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Does anyone ever stop for some personal introspection
I like to stop by this forum from time to time and see what everyone's latest topic to BS about is. So funny to me, how every single thing is some sort of ego based, narcisistic rambling.
Who's style is better, what technique is best. How can I be an ultimate streetfighter? Gracie lover, Gracie hater, time limits, blah blah.
If anyone took even one full minute to really think about it they'd find, that if they are truly, TRULY worried about personal bodily harm from an attacker then they should purchase a firearm and learn to shoot and be safe with it--Not that I believe this is a good idea--but I'm just pointing out that people who really have to face significant life threatening danger..use guns.
A much better option if you are not currently faced with imminent life threatening danger, would be to take time for some delicious personal introspection and observe in what ways you have become a slave to your ego. Then look to see how and why this ego has possibly caused you to make enemies with certain people instead of friends. You could then begin a blissful process of transforming these enemies into friends. Talk about real self-defense...no enemies, no threat.
In order to do this you'd have to have a very mature understanding of your own ego. And that my friends, is the true reason behind training in real martial arts. Self-Knowledge.
Anyway, just a thought.
Who's style is better, what technique is best. How can I be an ultimate streetfighter? Gracie lover, Gracie hater, time limits, blah blah.
If anyone took even one full minute to really think about it they'd find, that if they are truly, TRULY worried about personal bodily harm from an attacker then they should purchase a firearm and learn to shoot and be safe with it--Not that I believe this is a good idea--but I'm just pointing out that people who really have to face significant life threatening danger..use guns.
A much better option if you are not currently faced with imminent life threatening danger, would be to take time for some delicious personal introspection and observe in what ways you have become a slave to your ego. Then look to see how and why this ego has possibly caused you to make enemies with certain people instead of friends. You could then begin a blissful process of transforming these enemies into friends. Talk about real self-defense...no enemies, no threat.
In order to do this you'd have to have a very mature understanding of your own ego. And that my friends, is the true reason behind training in real martial arts. Self-Knowledge.
Anyway, just a thought.
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, but...) what it boils down to, is ALL martial arts are about conflict...i mean, think about it...you are training yourself to learn how to inflict harm on someone else. The need to do so may not be there for most of use because while most of us practice this sort of "controlled violence" or "play violence" we call simply "training" or "martial arts training" (which of course incorporates sparring), we rarely need to use this outside of the training hall. But don't fool yourself. Because, ultimately, the martial arts, (although some systems are more watered down than others), are all about inflicting destruction...
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