Mind Of A Martial Artist a Thirst For Knowledge
Mind Of A Martial Artist is a Thirst For Knowledge: One of the many great philosophical things Bruce Lee taught to the west was that "All knowledge is Self Knowledge."
This saying dates back thousands of years but Lee brought it back to the forefront on the early 1970's.
Oddly, but not surprisingly, Lee is attacked by modern martial artist because of his philosophies.
It is sad because these men and women MISS THE POINT of training. It is not about a championship or trophy. Most of all it is a journey of life. A hunger for more knowledge. Most martial artist today are stuck. And this is because of BIG EGOS. If you are not always learning and moving forward with your training you not still, you are regressing.
20 years of martial art training and its benefits can be lost in week when someone stops their progress. The Mind Of A Martial Artist is a thirst For knowledge.
Mind Of A Martial Artist A Thirst For Knowledge
Today many martial artists are what I call "technique bound." Then you hear all sorts of whining stating that the "martial arts does not work on the street." No, it is not the martial art you study. YOU ARE THE FAILURE. But today the failed Western Culture is all about blaming others for your failures, and demanding equal outcome without doing the work. This is just so PATHETIC.
What is technique bound? It is believing a technique or WAZA works. And this is because of incomplete teaching systems where the teachers refuse to continue their own learning because they "think" they know everything. EGO.....
Waza
Where does Waza come from? The truth is that waza comes from the concepts of the art in question.
Concepts are the mother of all Waza, techniques, kata and kumite.
Yet the average martial artist wanting to be a tough guy ignores this. They want a quick, guaranteed fix. One with little or no effort, just gratification.
Mind Of A Martial Artist
And it is youth that makes them think this way. In the west OLD PEOPLE are a burden and to be locked away in a home so that their children can make money and consume. Now this is not every person in the west, but a very large percentage.
This is from a LACK of values. Values come from a philosophy, and philosophy is the mother of concepts. The Mind of a Martial Artist should be looking for wisdom from their elders and the masters of old. Not virtue signalling about how GREAT they are and how they know more than all these others.
My mother was my mentor in life. She passed away at 96 with all her mental facilities in place. And she was very wise, the wisest person I have ever known. But this came from her endless thirst for knowledge. Very importantly she believed she knew nothing. My son Scott and I took care of her in her final years.
The way it is supposed to be.
Mind Of A Martial Artist - Seeking Knowledge.
I hear the excuse for lack of study and training all the time. This was one of the things that caused me to sell and walk away from my Dojo in 2015. I can recall one Friday night teaching a very special Kosho class and seeing one of my Black Belts, who's excuse for not attending was "no time" on Facebook. But this night she made the mistake of posting on FB about staying home to watch "the big bang theory." She went from student to customer. My desire was for students not customers.
When someone is honest with themselves " I have no time" means I do not want to something.
I train everyday. That does not mean that I necessarily do Kata. No, it means I understand that my martial arts training, like Zen, exists in everything I do. I also study and train concepts each and every day. Sometimes for hours, other times for minutes. And I take quiet time to reflex and be thankful for all I am and have learned.
Today people seeking out martial art training often want "sport" or an activity for fitness. That is fine, but that is not what I wish to teach. Therefore I stepped away from commercial schools.
Mind Of A Martial Artist in Conclusion
I resurrected the World Budo Alliance for many reasons. One of the most important was to bring the martial arts community together to further the teachings.
I am not interested promoting sport. And sport people do not need my help anyways.
I want to network together like minded people interested in learning more and sharing their knowledge with others. I hope you enjoyed this article on the Mind Of A Martial Artist
I hope you will join us.
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