Self-Defense is Peace
LEARNING how to fight? Why? Self-defense? Really? Self-defense is misconcerned by many that when it is brought up in a topic, all they talk about is how to ward of an attack and carry out a counter, which entirely misses the point of what self-defense really is.
Many would argue that self-defense is about fighting the main reason one seeks to learn Martial Arts is to learn how to fight, to attack and to counter attack is the point of Martial Arts that is often the sanctuary many seek for “self-defense”, if this is the case we have rerouted to the actual course that is missing the whole idea of selfdefense or Martial Arts entirely.
Martial Arts was coined to develop a human beings’ physical wellness, Martial Arts is making the body strong to be able to survive the rigors of a nomadic life, the origin of Martial Arts is all about mastering and pushing one’s human strength in order to survive long travels, scarcity of food and adapting to the changing weather of nature that varies from places to places, it was more of living with less and surviving it and still have enough strength to move on until abundance is available, that is the true origin of Martial
Arts.
Its evolution just got totally messed up in the process that some took it to their perception to just extract a piece of it without its very essence, it is like power falling into the wrong hands, very much distorted that everyone now seek to learn Martial Arts in order to be prepared for an impending fight, forgetting that the core of Martial Arts is peace it was the reason of its creation and it is the goal of its perfection.
So while Martial Arts is a very effective tool for fighting, we should always understand as Martial Artist that fighting is not a good thing because we know more than anyone the hurt we can inflict to anyone, we shall and must remain as Martial Artist that believes and lives by its code of peace and discipline.