Traditional Martial Arts Training. Learning the Wisdom of Old
Traditional Martial Arts Training: It is almost 40 years since I wrapped a white belt around my crisp new Gi and began a journey that still continues today. And I came from a traditional martial art system of Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do with a perhaps 5 percent sport aspect. Now Hapkido has no Kata, which was the Tae Kwon Do aspect of the art.
I spent 16 years to 4th Dan Black Belt with this teacher. A great man.
But as the years past by I watched as sport began to take over the arts, and my teacher who was a national level competitor told me this was was NOT good thing.
And I must agree with him 10,000 percent.
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The training of the old masters was in my view today the very best way. But it includes something that society does not want today, something called HARD WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY. And people do not want this, but rather seeking instant gratification. This does not hurt the martial arts, it hurts the people who are simply too lazy and self righteous to do the work.
And those who want hard work have been sold a pack of lies that MMA and being a champion is the way go, and this is what "martial arts" really means.
Sorry I disagree.
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Ring fighting today is pure barbarianism with the crowd and fighters screaming for blood. There is a MMA school back in my city of birth, who was when I was running my Dojo Art Mason's Peaceful Warriors Martial Arts , advertising an image of a fighter being punched in the face and blood spraying from his mouth along side of a cute child and the caption "we teach kids too."
And IDIOT parents actually enrolled with this clown. He has no morals or values and betrayed his teacher, a great man of tradition to open his fight club. I cannot respect this or him. Sadly this is becoming the norm, not the exception to the norm. Today lying is considered virtue.
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His goal was to put me out of business and he said this publicly. However he failed. I got out of the business for a different reason.
Traditional Martial Arts Training is what I believe in, and with the VALUES lacking in society today, this training as the cornerstone of teaching and practice. And this is why I brought the World Budo Alliance back to life. It is to find like minded martial artists and teachers to come together to form a strong union.
One of respect, values and continuing the teaching. From there promoting these benefits to the world.
Traditional Martial Arts Training - Tenets of my Dojo
Back in 2003 I had the great honour and privilege of having a coffee with Grand Master Joon Rhee. He asked me about of my school had Tenets and a Student Creed. I told him yes, and I also had a Black Belt Creed.
His words were "a martial art without tenets and values is barbarianism,"
I could not agree more.
My Tenets are:
- Integrity
- Courtesy
- Self Control
- Commitment
- Perseverance
- Indomitable Spirit
Is this what the martial arts world is teaching today? Or is it just a love of money?
My Student Creed
"I develop myself physically and mentally based on the martial art spirit."
"And I will ONLY fight to protect my life and the lives or others."
" I achieve my fullest potential in developing knowledge, honesty and strength"
These are the values of Traditional Martial Arts Training! Not the blood and guts garbage out there today! And these are the values we need are society to be built on. Not lies, deceit, propaganda and tyranny. That is barbarianism at its full maturity.
Traditional Martial Arts Training in Conclusion
I hope you will join me on this journey to being back the values of the old ways.
Age brings wisdom. The masters of old were very wise.
The benefits of martial art training come with TIME.
And the benefits of training is what develops GOOD, strong and righteous people. Not politically correct liars and self serving manipulators.
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