Martial Art Teachings Of Old. Why they are disappearing
Martial Art Teachings Of Old: Oh the egos in the martial arts world can be wonder to behold! And that is not a compliment either.
I am fortunate personally to have surrounded myself with humble people. Martial Artist who have the White Belt Mindset and are hungry to learn.
Remember the 1st Karate Kid movie? It changed the face of martial arts as children flocked to join. And for the most part we blew it when they did.
No one expected what happened during that time. I recall my teacher telling me he would come to the school on Monday for class and 60 people were lined up to join. But schools if they took the kids had to modify the programs.
Martial Art Teachings Of Old - Are there Secrets?
Certainly I have things I am reluctant to teach. So not everyone see these teachings. But his is not the norm, or why so much has been lost. It is because like the times when the Karate Kids happened many of the master modified what they did for many reasons. We must keep the Martial Art Teachings Of Old.
Here is a specific example from my book Energy Pathways of Life: Healing Arts of Kosho Ryu. This is the forward.
Forward:
I was originally looking at writing this book in 2023 or perhaps even 2024 but circumstances and a GUT feeling made me decide to do it early.
At one time all martial arts were complete systems, lifelong paths of learning. Then as the masters of old saw different needs they began to teach certain aspects of the martial arts to try to fill a need. Jame Mitose was a great example of this in Hawaii as he created the Official Self Defense Club.
And it was this club that lead to many great martial artists emerging and the creation of many differ styles of Kempo. As an example William Chow was a student of Mitose in the Official Self Defense Club. Because of this linage Edmund Parker created American Kenpo.
Lost teaching
But also because of this many teachings were lost to time. They were not kept secrets, they just stopped being taught and therefore disappeared from view. And much of this was the healing arts. Martial Arts training, these family arts were based on a core set of values, education and development.
The needs of the 20th Century caused much of this knowledge to fragment and disappear. Also disappearing was history, meditation, massage, and many other aspects of life training. And the martial arts is life training. A connection from mind to body, and mind to spirit. The Trinity of physical life.
The last 2 years of life in our dystopian world have cause me to reevaluate a lot of what I do. This caused me to pickup the study of an art that I began in late 2000, Kosho Shorei Ryu. And the more I studied the more I realized how much this information need to come to the public again.
Like when Mitosi Sensei began the Officially Self Defense Club now is the time to get back to the roots of the martial arts and those teachings.
With this in mind I humbly offer these teachings in book form, Energy Pathways of Life: The Healing Art of Kosho Ryu.
Martial Art Teachings Of Old In Conclusion
Martial Art Teachings Of Old: This is only one such example. I can count dozens. The reason?
We do not care about our history, we refuse to learn from history.
What is happening in the world today is a direct result of this. And because of this, martial art specific, I am going to be compiling history of as many martial arts as possible.
And there is a page here called Preservation of Styles and History. Check it out and see if you are interested in getting involved.
It would be a tragedy to lose the Martial Art Teachings Of Old. And only together can wee see these teaching are preserved for all time.
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