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BaktoBasics
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Hello everyone,
I'm curious, why do you train in martial arts?
After having transplant surgery and being out of it for 2 years (i'm only 21 so i'm still anxious to get back into it) i began to contemplate the issue of "martial arts".
I attended a wing chun school and noticed most of the people there do martial arts to learn to fight - to literally pick fights and hurt people. Then, a muay thai school - their purpose being to win in the ring. A boxing school whose goal was similar to that of the muay thai... and, then, I stumbled on a kendo dojo (ranimei?).
Now, I started MA since I was 3. First TKD (2nd dan) then boxing (4 years) then wing chun (1 year) and fencing (2 years). However, never in my lufe have I encountered "budo". I thought it was wonderful. Certainly brings a new dimension to martial arts. It adds meaning beyond mere winning in the ring or hurting people.
So, i can say the reason i now do martial arts is for a cultural experience and the whole mental side of it. As opposed to my teen years when i wanted to be the next frank dux (u know, van damme in bloodsport (the movie).
Its really been good to think about martial arts and understandthe whole history and culture. I think japanese martial arts are much more culturally rich than others - would anyone disagree?
Thus, in light of my physical restrictions, I decided to start jodo.
Look forward to learning what u all thinkl.
I'm curious, why do you train in martial arts?
After having transplant surgery and being out of it for 2 years (i'm only 21 so i'm still anxious to get back into it) i began to contemplate the issue of "martial arts".
I attended a wing chun school and noticed most of the people there do martial arts to learn to fight - to literally pick fights and hurt people. Then, a muay thai school - their purpose being to win in the ring. A boxing school whose goal was similar to that of the muay thai... and, then, I stumbled on a kendo dojo (ranimei?).
Now, I started MA since I was 3. First TKD (2nd dan) then boxing (4 years) then wing chun (1 year) and fencing (2 years). However, never in my lufe have I encountered "budo". I thought it was wonderful. Certainly brings a new dimension to martial arts. It adds meaning beyond mere winning in the ring or hurting people.
So, i can say the reason i now do martial arts is for a cultural experience and the whole mental side of it. As opposed to my teen years when i wanted to be the next frank dux (u know, van damme in bloodsport (the movie).
Its really been good to think about martial arts and understandthe whole history and culture. I think japanese martial arts are much more culturally rich than others - would anyone disagree?
Thus, in light of my physical restrictions, I decided to start jodo.
Look forward to learning what u all thinkl.