Many people engage in martial arts training to learn a “trick”. They think they are going to learn a cool kick/punch, or some other kind of almost magical unknown technique, that will end every confrontation. After a few years most of us learn that this really magical unknown technique, doesn’t exist. We realize that the body is a machine and it’s limitations can be readily understood by all.
So we give up on that idea, and we move on to the next bit of magic tricks. We start looking for either, a mental trick, a spiritual trick or an energy trick. We want to find a way that our minds, spirits or ki/chi can do the magic. While many spend forever looking for these tricks, most of us, again, settle down and realize that these are not all we fantasize them to be.
Slowly most of us learn that these things all come with dedication, perseverance, honest sweat and hard work. It only looks like a trick to the uninformed, who don’t understand that it took time to learn these things, and that if it could be given over night, it truly would be just a “trick”.
However most of us continue to fool our selves. We think that training in the martial arts is going to some how make us an amazing fighter. We might shrug it off, and say that we train in the peaceful way, and fighting is something we actually want to avoid. However it’s impossible to deny your interest in physical conflict. Because the study of physical conflict IS the study of the martial arts. If it’s not physical conflict you’re interested in why not study zen, or dance. There is something about physical conflict that draws you to the martial arts, otherwise you wouldn’t be a martial artist.
Martial arts don’t teach you how to fight. I don’t mean that in a psycho babble, pseudo philosophical, superior egotistical way. I mean it very directly. You will never become a fighter by studying the martial arts. If you think you will be, you are again deluding yourself with a fantasy.If you believe you will learn to fight by studying martial arts videos, you are again looking for a magic pill, a “trick”. The reason is simple, Only fighting can make you better at fighting. If you want to have a direct experience with fighting, you cannot cheat by listening to people talk, and you cannot cheat by thinking about it a lot. Those things would be dillusional. You can only learn to fight, by fighting.
Buying the latest video series, or subscribing to a martial arts video on the internet only add more drills, and study of the drills till you perfect them. Sure you can learn a few new things but what is it you are looking for? all the gadgets, tricks, and subscriptions will not bring you any closer to the underlying Questions, and these questions are not about a particular System but more about you, yourself. Maybe it's doubt, fear, lack of confidence, or shame. What we all miss is the true understanding of our self's (not to get esoteric on you)in any and all situation. " It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential" -BL-.
Imagine for a moment a situation....how many techniques can you pull off in a stressful situation that will give you the results you are looking for?? Okay, now imagine the same situation but now you have to be accountable for the other persons actions/reactions and still pull off in a stressful situation, do you still have the same results? if you said yes your fooling yourself, we never know what each situation will bring nor what the other person know's, has, or will do. We can only know our self's and how we will react to situations. Many people look for the secret technique,do you know what a secret techniques is? in my opinion a secret technique is a technique that one has mastered with out flaw and has been able to apply it any many situations without fail.That is the secret technique.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 different kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.” -BL-.
So in short it's not how many videos you watch to gain new techniques, but rather have you worked on what you have been given in class, to perfection in any situation?
Martial arts is about the Journey, who you become, and how it affects your life and the lives around you. Oh and yes kicking ASS!
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